Total Crime Rate

351.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 351.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 55.1 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Head Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 67th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Head Street (N1 8NG) in the last 12 months was 351.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Head Street (N1 8NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collins Yard, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Head Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Almeida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almeida Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almeida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskin Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskin Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Almeida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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