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