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

Cross Street 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 Cross Street (N1 2BB) 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 Cross Street (N1 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Walk. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Almeida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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