Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milner Square area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milner Square (N1 1TL) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milner Square (N1 1TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collins Yard, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Almeida Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaskin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaskin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Almeida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Almeida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Almeida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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