Total Crime Rate
535.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025White Lion Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 38th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around White Lion Street (N1 9PH) in the last 12 months was 535.6 per 1,000 residents and was 164.6% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around White Lion Street (N1 9PH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Claremont Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Conduit Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White Conduit Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Conduit Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pentonville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claremont Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pentonville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pentonville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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