Total Crime Rate

549.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 549.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Other theft 64.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 54.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Esther Anne Place 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 Esther Anne Place (N1 1ZT) 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 Esther Anne Place (N1 1ZT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Esther Anne Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horse Yard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horse Yard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cruden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Almeida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington High Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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