Total Crime Rate
177.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Place area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 200th highest crime rate of 506 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 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Place (N1 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furlong Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digswell Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cornelia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Clements Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sheringham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheringham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clements Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madras Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crossley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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