Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 104.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Royal Free Place area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 530 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 Old Royal Free Place (N1 0YJ) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% 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 293 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Royal Free Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shalford Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batchelor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batchelor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batchelor Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolpuddle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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