Total Crime Rate
1256.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Islington High Street 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 Islington High Street (N1 8EG) 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 Islington High Street (N1 8EG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Alban'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Alban'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Alban'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Alban'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gibson Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gibson Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Owen'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southwood Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Royal Free Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Royal Free Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Royal Free Place | Under investigation |
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