Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 75.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Claremont Square area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claremont Square (N1 9LS) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Claremont Square (N1 9LS), 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 Claremont Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pentonville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pentonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pentonville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 Pentonville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mylne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Conduit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Lion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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