Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosebery Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TL) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Market (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rosebery Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lloyd'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manningford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlstoke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meredith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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