Total Crime Rate
115.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brooksby Street area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 218th 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 Brooksby Street (N1 1HA) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooksby Street (N1 1HA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granary Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brooksby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haslam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carfree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drummond Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drummond Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orleston Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carfree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beech Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
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