Total Crime Rate

326.4 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 326.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hawes Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 84th 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 Hawes Street (N1 2DT) in the last 12 months was 326.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawes Street (N1 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Yard (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard 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 Richmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sable Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hyde'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gaskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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