Crime Rates at Upper Street, London, N1 1RU

Upper Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 7th highest crime rate of 506 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 Upper Street (N1 1RU) in the last 12 months was 1585.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1614.6% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 363.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 1RU), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.