Crime Rates at Upper Street, London, N1 0PQ

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 0PQ) 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 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 235 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.