Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chantry Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 506 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 Chantry Street (N1 8NL) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chantry Street (N1 8NL), 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 Chantry Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Charlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebrooke Row
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hanover Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskin Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskin Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Mary'S Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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