Total Crime Rate

1426.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

420.1 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 1426.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 420.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 301.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 228.3 10/10
  • Other theft 207.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.3 10/10
  • Public order 123.3 10/10
  • Robbery 59.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.1 10/10
  • Drugs 41.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
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

Baron Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 11th 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 Baron Street (N1 9ES) in the last 12 months was 1426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 585.6% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 420.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baron Street (N1 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 205 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baron Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Conduit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary White Conduit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery White Conduit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Conduit Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Conduit Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Conduit Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Passage —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Liverpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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