Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool 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 1LG) 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 1LG), the main crime hotspot is near Hampton Court. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canonbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Islington Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary College Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stonefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stonefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orleston Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court

Data Sources

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