Total Crime Rate

1256.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1256.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 344.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 256.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.1 10/10
  • Other theft 109.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.2 9/10
  • Robbery 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pierrepont Arcade area has the 5th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 15th 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 Pierrepont Arcade (N1 8EF) in the last 12 months was 1256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 520.6% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 315.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pierrepont Arcade (N1 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 293 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pierrepont Arcade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington High Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duncan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Berners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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