Crime Rates at Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TW

Rosebery Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 506 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 4TW) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TW), the main crime hotspot is near White Lion Street. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.