Total Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Arundel Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 191st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Place (N1 1LS) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Place (N1 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Digswell Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arundel Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Islington Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road
Sep 2025Other crime Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road

Data Sources

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