Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmond Avenue area has the 60th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Avenue (N1 0LU) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (N1 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gibson Square, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonefield Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Royal Free Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Royal Free Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripplevale Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hemingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Road —

Data Sources

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