Total Crime Rate
147.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wharfdale Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 245th highest crime rate of 506 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 Wharfdale Road (N1 9SB) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wharfdale Road (N1 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Omega Place, where police recorded 282 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Caledonian| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tiber Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tiber Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tiber Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King'S Cross Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfdale Road | — |
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