Total Crime Rate

107.4 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Copenhagen Street area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copenhagen Street (N1 0SU) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copenhagen Street (N1 0SU), the main crime hotspot is near London King'S Cross. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Copenhagen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wharfdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London King'S Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crinan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Wharfdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London King'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wharfdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharfdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crinan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London King'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London King'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London King'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tiber Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiber Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Gifford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime York Way Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person York Way Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London King'S Cross β€”
Sep 2025Drugs London King'S Cross Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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