Total Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milner 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Esther Anne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyndale Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Studd Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Studd Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tyndale Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tyndale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tyndale Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gibson Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyndale Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooksby Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Morland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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