Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.8 9/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Duncan Street area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 251st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duncan Street (N1 8FR) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duncan Street (N1 8FR), 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 Duncan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pentonville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pentonville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Torrens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Colebrooke Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pentonville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Islington Green Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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