Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Drugs 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Edward Square area has the 49th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 220th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Square (N1 0SP) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Square (N1 0SP), the main crime hotspot is near Bingfield Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boadicea Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jays Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Treaty Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Treaty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Treaty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bingfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boadicea Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wynford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bingfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bingfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bingfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bingfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boadicea Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boadicea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Copenhagen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calshot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calshot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calshot Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muriel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Killick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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