Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 73.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Percy Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Percy Street (WC1X 9QZ) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Percy Street (WC1X 9QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Great Percy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market β€”
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Square β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margery Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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