Total Crime Rate
1540.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Joiners 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belgrove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caledonia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caledonia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caledonia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leeke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belgrove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caledonia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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