Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colebrooke Row area has the 44th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 209th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8AF) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collins Yard, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colebrooke Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elia Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocliffe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocliffe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danbury Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Noel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rocliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islington Green
Apr 2026Burglary Shalford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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