Total Crime Rate
402.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Huntingdon Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 530 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 Huntingdon Street (N1 1BS) in the last 12 months was 402.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 142.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Huntingdon Street (N1 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Story Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Airdrie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sutterton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutterton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frederica Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederica Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stranraer Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tayport Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanmore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Matilda Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caledonian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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