Total Crime Rate

208.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 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 208.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cruikshank Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 159th 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 Cruikshank Street (WC1X 9HG) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cruikshank Street (WC1X 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 205 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cruikshank Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grant Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Passage —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cruikshank Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Attneave Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Attneave Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Attneave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
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Data Sources

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