Total Crime Rate
1540.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Caledonian Road 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 Caledonian Road (N1 9DX) 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 Caledonian Road (N1 9DX), 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.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | London King'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London King'S Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leeke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London King'S Cross | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | London King'S Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London King'S Cross | Under investigation |
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