Total Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnston Walk area has the lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the lowest crime rate of 530 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 Barnston Walk (N1 8QP) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Barnston Walk (N1 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Yard. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barnston Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grantbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Grantbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gaskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ridgewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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