Crime Rates at St Peters Street, London, N1 8JR

St Peters Street area has the lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Street (N1 8JR) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Street (N1 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Yard. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.