Total Crime Rate

541.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 541.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.9 10/10
  • Other theft 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 40th highest crime rate of 506 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 Cross Street (N1 2BB) in the last 12 months was 541.2 per 1,000 residents and was 160.0% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (N1 2BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/195)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Dagmar Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Mary'S Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard —
Apr 2026Burglary Collins Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebrooke Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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