Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 120.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 64th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 506 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 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% 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 235 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 Camden Walk
Apr 2026Other theft Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sidney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebrooke Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Berners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owen Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elia Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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