Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bewdley Street area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Bewdley Street (N1 1HD) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewdley Street (N1 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Haslam Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bewdley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripplevale Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Islington Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road

Data Sources

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