Total Crime Rate
134.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Street area has the 64th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 263rd lowest 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 St Peters Street (N1 8JS) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Street (N1 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Windsor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nelson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britannia Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grantbridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Provence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allingham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grantbridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colebrooke Place | Local resolution |
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