Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (N1 1LX) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Liverpool Road (N1 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 89 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 | Theft from the person | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Almeida Street | 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 | 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Studd Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Studd Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Alban'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Alban'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Alban'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edwards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Esther Anne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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