Crime Rates at Wellington Square, London, N1 0GE

Wellington Square area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Wellington Square (N1 0GE) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Square (N1 0GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bingfield Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.