Total Crime Rate

336.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 336.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Muriel Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 71st 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 Muriel Street (N1 9QU) in the last 12 months was 336.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Muriel Street (N1 9QU), the main crime hotspot is near Hermes Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Muriel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Twyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Twyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Bridge Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calshot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calshot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calshot Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Copenhagen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Copenhagen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Copenhagen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumming Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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