Total Crime Rate
409.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eckford Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 58th 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 Eckford Street (N1 9ST) in the last 12 months was 409.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (β 259.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eckford Street (N1 9ST), 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 | Burglary | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penton Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penton Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hermes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fife Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnegie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Muriel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muriel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
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