Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.8 9/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burgh Street area has the 61st highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 246th lowest 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 Burgh Street (N1 8HF) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burgh Street (N1 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burgh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rocliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Noel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocliffe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocliffe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonia Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colebrooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebrooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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