Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 187.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bemerton Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 189th 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 Bemerton Street (N1 0BN) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bemerton Street (N1 0BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 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.

Crime Over Time in Bemerton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rufford Street Mews β€”
Sep 2025Public order B514 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B514 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Story Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Story Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Twyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B514 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B514 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B514 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiber Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bunning Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gifford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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