Crime Rates at Upper Street, London, N1 1QN

Upper Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 35th 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 Upper Street (N1 1QN) in the last 12 months was 549.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.2% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 1QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington High Street, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.