Total Crime Rate
516.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Surr Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 530 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 Surr Street (N7 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 516.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.2% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Surr Street (N7 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yoke Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chris Pullen Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jim Veal Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Surr Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Surr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freegrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Freegrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yoke Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yoke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillmarton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surr Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodinge Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goodinge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodinge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hungerford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hungerford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jim Veal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Clock Tower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Clock Tower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Clock Tower Place | Under investigation |
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