Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 79.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wynford Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wynford Road (N1 9SW) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wynford Road (N1 9SW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wynford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cruikshank Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Road
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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