Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 86.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Royal Free Place area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Old Royal Free Place (N1 0YJ) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Royal Free Place (N1 0YJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Royal Free Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/205)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Alban'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Islington High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Islington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Studd Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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