Crime Rates at Wellington Square, London, N1 0GF

Wellington Square area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 45th 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 0GF) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Square (N1 0GF), 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.