Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cruden Street area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cruden Street (N1 8NH) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cruden Street (N1 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Walk. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pleasant Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pleasant Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charlton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pickering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charlton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elder Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charlton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charlton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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