Total Crime Rate

232.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 232.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

Northdown Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 139th 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 Northdown Street (N1 9BP) in the last 12 months was 232.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Street (N1 9BP), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northdown Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Theft from the person Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Cross Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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