Total Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 248.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southern Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 128th 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 Southern Street (N1 9AY) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Street (N1 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Omega Place, where police recorded 282 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/224)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Treaty Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tiber Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tiber Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tiber Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Killick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Public order Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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