Total Crime Rate
171.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Noel Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 215th 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 Noel Road (N1 8HB) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Noel Road (N1 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elliott'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nelson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pickard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pickard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charlton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charlton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charlton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charlton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Provence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haverstock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haverstock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haverstock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Remington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cruden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duncan Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elliott'S Place | Under investigation |
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