Total Crime Rate

1007.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1007.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 175.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Other theft 102.6 10/10
  • Robbery 55.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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

Charlton Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 506 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 Charlton Place (N1 8UP) in the last 12 months was 1007.3 per 1,000 residents and was 384.0% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 238.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Place (N1 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charlton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/239)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Walk —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camden Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shalford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shalford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shalford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islington Green —
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Data Sources

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