Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Barnsbury Park 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 Barnsbury Park (N1 1HQ) 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 Barnsbury Park (N1 1HQ), 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

Crime Over Time in Barnsbury Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripplevale Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Street —
Apr 2026Public order Islington Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orleston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 54

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑