Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Pauls Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (N1 2LH) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (N1 2LH), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Pauls Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calabria Road —
Sep 2025Public order Baalbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baalbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baalbec Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calabria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calabria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Calabria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calabria Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calabria Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Spencer Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baalbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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