Crime Rates at Lofting Road, London, N1 1JF

Lofting Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 506 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 1JF) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lofting Road (N1 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gainford Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matilda Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.