Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 221.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.8 10/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Centurion Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 506 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 Centurion Close (N7 8UG) in the last 12 months was 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 155.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centurion Close (N7 8UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roman Way (119 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Centurion Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Way
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brides Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnoustie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Carnoustie Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vulcan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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