Total Crime Rate
565.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
194.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duncan Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 36th highest crime rate of 506 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 Duncan Terrace (N1 8AG) in the last 12 months was 565.4 per 1,000 residents and was 171.7% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 194.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duncan Terrace (N1 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter's & Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerrard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Islington Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chantry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chantry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Windsor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Islington Green | Under investigation |
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