Total Crime Rate

1540.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1540.5 10/10
  • Other theft 434.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 223.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 218.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 169.5 10/10
  • Public order 86.0 10/10
  • Robbery 83.5 10/10
  • Burglary 51.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Other 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

Joiners Yard area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 9th highest crime rate of 530 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 Joiners Yard (N1 9DW) in the last 12 months was 1540.5 per 1,000 residents and was 660.9% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 371.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joiners Yard (N1 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Joiners Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Caledonia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caledonia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caledonia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leeke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caledonia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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