Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wharfdale Road area has the lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Wharfdale Road (N1 9UA) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Wharfdale Road (N1 9UA), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Railway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Killick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Killick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Killick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Place | Under investigation |
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