Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 52.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Theseus Walk area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Theseus Walk (N1 8DS) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theseus Walk (N1 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharf Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Theseus Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocliffe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chantry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coombs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Danbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rocliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Noel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocliffe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —

Data Sources

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