Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 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 114.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lonsdale Square area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 506 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 Lonsdale Square (N1 1EW) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Square (N1 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gibson Square, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Cross (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft College Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripplevale Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Milner Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Milner Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —

Data Sources

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