Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rufford Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 177th 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 Rufford Street (N1 0AD) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rufford Street (N1 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earlsferry Way (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Earlsferry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gifford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rufford Street Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conistone Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conistone Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conistone Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tayport Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tayport Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pembroke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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