Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 165.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shearling Way area has the 46th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 215th 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 Shearling Way (N7 9TH) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 380.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearling Way (N7 9TH), the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shearling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clock View Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hartham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartham Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surr Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleece Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleece Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shearling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillmarton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmarton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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