Crime Rates at Barnsbury Square, London, N1 1JP

Barnsbury Square area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsbury Square (N1 1JP) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsbury Square (N1 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Square, where police recorded 30 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.