Total Crime Rate

1007.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1007.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 175.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Other theft 102.6 10/10
  • Robbery 55.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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

Camden Passage area has the 5th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 506 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 Camden Passage (N1 8EA) in the last 12 months was 1007.3 per 1,000 residents and was 384.0% higher 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 238.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden Passage (N1 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 293 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camden Passage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/254)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elliott'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Collins Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliott'S Place 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 Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Yard —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebrooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colebrooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrooke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Islington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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