Total Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Epping Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 191st 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 Epping Place (N1 1GB) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Place (N1 1GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holloway Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digswell Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Epping Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brooksby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Way
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Islington Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close
Sep 2025Burglary Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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