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

Rawstorne Street 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 Rawstorne Street (EC1V 7NJ) 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 Rawstorne Street (EC1V 7NJ), 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 Hall Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rawstorne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sidney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Chadwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sidney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sidney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cyrus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duncan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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