Total Crime Rate

2285.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

352.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2285.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1256.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 352.6 10/10
  • Other theft 211.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 115.4 10/10
  • Public order 93.0 10/10
  • Robbery 86.5 10/10
  • Burglary 57.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Street area has the highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 2nd 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 Upper Street (N1 0NU) in the last 12 months was 2285.3 per 1,000 residents and was 998.0% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 392 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 352.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Horse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Horse Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonia Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Elliott'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebrooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colebrooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrooke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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