Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 48.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lofting Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lofting Road (N1 1JB) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lofting Road (N1 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drummond Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Mews (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lofting Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Square β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ripplevale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brooksby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hemingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowrey Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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