Total Crime Rate
557.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colebrooke Row area has the 8th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 34th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8AD) in the last 12 months was 557.0 per 1,000 residents and was 175.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington High Street, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elliott'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elliott'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elliott'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elliott'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colebrooke Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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