Crime Rates at Wharton Street, London, WC1X 9PG

Wharton Street area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 185th lowest 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 Wharton Street (WC1X 9PG) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Street (WC1X 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.