Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 506 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 1NL) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (N1 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Hampton Court. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orleston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holloway Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Digswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Digswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Street
Apr 2026Other theft College Cross Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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