Total Crime Rate
165.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rufford Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 216th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rufford Street (N1 0AP) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rufford Street (N1 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Caledonian| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5200 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaconsfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayport Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayport Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayport Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tayport Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A5200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A5200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A5200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5200 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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