Total Crime Rate

223.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 223.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 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 33rd highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 149th highest crime rate of 506 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 Richmond Avenue (N1 0NA) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (N1 0NA), the main crime hotspot is near Leirum Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hemingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boxworth Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripplevale Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingford Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeman Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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