Total Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bemerton Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 107th 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 Bemerton Street (N1 0BS) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bemerton Street (N1 0BS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | York Way Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanmore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gifford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rufford Street Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | York Way Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gifford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B514 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B514 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Story Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnoustie Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnoustie Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carnoustie Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnoustie Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnoustie Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Story Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Airdrie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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