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

Florence 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 Florence Street (N1 2DU) 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 Florence Street (N1 2DU), 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 Florence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sable Street
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pleasant Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Almeida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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