Total Crime Rate
549.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
173.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026White Lion Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 39th 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 White Lion Street (N1 9PH) in the last 12 months was 549.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 173.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around White Lion Street (N1 9PH), 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.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dewey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Market | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dewey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chapel Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Angel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angel Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grant Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grant Street | Under investigation |
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