Total Crime Rate
188.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boxworth Grove area has the 38th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 185th highest crime rate of 530 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 Boxworth Grove (N1 0NL) in the last 12 months was 188.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boxworth Grove (N1 0NL), the main crime hotspot is near Bingfield Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Maygood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eckford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charlotte Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridgeman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Twyford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gainford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Matilda Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ripplevale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Price'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Richmond Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hemingford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornhill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maygood Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eckford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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