Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Square area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 11th 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 Wellington Square (N1 0GE) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Wellington Square (N1 0GE), 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.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanmore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Delhi Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnoustie Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnoustie Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carnoustie Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnoustie Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Outram Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnoustie Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Delhi Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Delhi Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Delhi Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Earlsferry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Randell'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tayport Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bingfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A5200 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A5200 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A5200 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tayport Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tayport Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pembroke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rufford Street Mews | β |
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