Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

College Cross area has the 59th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 506 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 College Cross (N1 1PR) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Cross (N1 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Cross area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Milner Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milner Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court —
Apr 2026Other theft College Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court —
Apr 2026Other theft College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Public order College Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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