Total Crime Rate
123.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 232nd 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 Liverpool Road (N1 1LE) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road (N1 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnsbury Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Almeida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haslam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
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