Total Crime Rate
1007.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
238.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camden 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 8ED) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter's & Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colebrooke Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moon Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Duncan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horse Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horse Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Studd Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horse Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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