Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 23.2 2/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Barnsbury Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsbury Street (N1 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Barnsbury Street (N1 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Haslam Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barnsbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Royal Free Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloudesley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gibson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Esther Anne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brooksby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowrey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Way β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Old Royal Free Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lonsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stonefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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