Total Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bewdley Street area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 145th 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 Bewdley Street (N1 1HG) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bewdley Street (N1 1HG), 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.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsbury Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orleston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albion Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Orleston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnsbury Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Cross | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lofting Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lofting Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lofting Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Legion Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lofting Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granary Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Milner Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Milner Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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