Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 107.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gibson Square area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibson Square (N1 0RD) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Square (N1 0RD), 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.

Crime Over Time in Gibson Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Alban'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Alban'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Walk β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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