Total Crime Rate

722.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

261.1 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 722.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 261.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Drugs 100.0 10/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 63.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 30.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blundell Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 24th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blundell Street (N7 9BU) in the last 12 months was 722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 247.0% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 261.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blundell Street (N7 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caledonian Road (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blundell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frederica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street
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 theft Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road And Barnsbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayport Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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