Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Percy Circus area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 227th highest crime rate of 506 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 Percy Circus (WC1X 9ES) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Circus (WC1X 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Circus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumming Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vernon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fernsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cubitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donegal Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Rise —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donegal Street Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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