Total Crime Rate
150.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 244th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (N1 1NW) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road (N1 1NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 201 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 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edwards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Islington Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brooksby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drummond Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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