Total Crime Rate
256.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Haverstock Place area has the 25th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 115th 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 Haverstock Place (N1 8BX) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haverstock Place (N1 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elia Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lever Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lever Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lever Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lever Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lever Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lever Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lever Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | President Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lever Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ashby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haverstock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
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