Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wheeler Gardens area has the 30th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 134th 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 Wheeler Gardens (N1 0UN) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeler Gardens (N1 0UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeler Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A5200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delhi Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Randell'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B514 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Treaty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tayport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Treaty Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5200 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boadicea Street —
Apr 2026Burglary A5200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5200 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boadicea Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boadicea Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boadicea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crinan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tiber Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayport Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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