Total Crime Rate
187.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road 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 Liverpool Road (N1 1NP) 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 Liverpool Road (N1 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holloway Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digswell Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Holloway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crossley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crossley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury And Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Clements Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Clements Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drummond Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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