Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cynthia Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cynthia Street (N1 9FU) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cynthia Street (N1 9FU), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cynthia Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fife Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Terrace —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Square —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumming Street —
Sep 2025Other theft White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Circus —
Sep 2025Burglary Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Muriel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penton Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Penton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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