Total Crime Rate

187.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 187.2 9/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spa Green Estate area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spa Green Estate (EC1R 4TR) in the last 12 months was 187.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spa Green Estate (EC1R 4TR), 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 White Lion Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Spa Green Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street
Sep 2025Public order Pentonville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pentonville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close
Sep 2025Burglary Torrens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosoman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wyclif Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wyclif Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Skinner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pentonville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meredith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meredith Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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