Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colebrooke Row area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8DB) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colebrooke Row (N1 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 293 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Owen'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlstoke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlstoke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rocliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duncan Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Duncan Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Angel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
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