Total Crime Rate

765.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 765.7 10/10
  • Other theft 192.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 178.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.4 10/10
  • Robbery 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.9 7/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Balfe Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 21st highest crime rate of 506 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 Balfe Street (N1 9EF) in the last 12 months was 765.7 per 1,000 residents and was 267.9% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 123.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfe Street (N1 9EF), 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 Balfe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/308)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caledonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Caledonia Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Caledonia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Caledonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caledonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Caledonia Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Argyle Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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