Total Crime Rate

186.5 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 186.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wharton Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 194th 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 Wharton Street (WC1X 9PT) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Street (WC1X 9PT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Wharton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street
Sep 2025Drugs Claremont Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Claremont Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cubitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Circus
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwynne Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Percy Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gwynne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub

Data Sources

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