Total Crime Rate
516.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pedlars Walk 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 Pedlars Walk (N7 9PT) 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 Pedlars Walk (N7 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 52 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 | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cardozo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardozo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardozo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledonian Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jim Veal Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Piper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Watkinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stock Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stock Orchard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jim Veal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surr Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Surr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Surr Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Market Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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