Total Crime Rate

2137.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2137.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 945.5 10/10
  • Other theft 259.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 211.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.7 10/10
  • Robbery 99.4 10/10
  • Public order 76.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 54.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 3rd 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 Upper Street (N1 0NY) in the last 12 months was 2137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 955.9% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 295 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 359.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 0NY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 52 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 (30/218)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Royal Free Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Royal Free Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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