Total Crime Rate

1575.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 1575.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 429.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.3 10/10
  • Other theft 187.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 182.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.0 10/10
  • Public order 118.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.2 10/10
  • Robbery 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ritchie Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 8th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ritchie Street (N1 0EH) in the last 12 months was 1575.3 per 1,000 residents and was 678.1% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 433.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ritchie Street (N1 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ritchie Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/210)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Sep 2025Other crime Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Denmark Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Alban'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cloudesley Place —
Sep 2025Public order Elystan Walk Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 210

Data Sources

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