Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.8 9/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Colebrooke Row area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 251st highest crime rate of 530 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 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8AF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Colebrooke Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nelson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Duncan Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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