Total Crime Rate
408.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elia Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 59th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elia Street (N1 8DF) in the last 12 months was 408.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elia Street (N1 8DF), 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 Hall Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Duncan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Duncan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elia Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pickard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pickard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Torrens Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Goswell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goswell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haverstock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haverstock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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