Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 163.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.7 10/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shearling Way area has the 51st highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 221st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shearling Way (N7 9TH) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 141.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 460.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearling Way (N7 9TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shearling Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yoke Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hungerford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hungerford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yoke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodinge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goodinge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodinge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chris Pullen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chris Pullen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chris Pullen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chris Pullen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chris Pullen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledonian Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Clock Tower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surr Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillmarton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jim Veal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jim Veal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Jim Veal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Clock Tower Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Clock Tower Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Clock Tower Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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