Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milner Square area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 208th lowest 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 Milner Square (N1 1TW) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 216.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Square (N1 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Milner Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Esther Anne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Sep 2025Burglary Gibson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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