Total Crime Rate
256.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Haverstock Street 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 Street (N1 8DL) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Street (N1 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 91 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 | Theft from the person | Frome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rocliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nelson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Macclesfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Provence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
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