Total Crime Rate

248.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Other crime 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Centurion Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 123rd 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 Centurion Close (N7 8UG) in the last 12 months was 248.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (β‰ˆ 180.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centurion Close (N7 8UG), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Centurion Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armour Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offord Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Watkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntingdon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntingdon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Jupiter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jupiter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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