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

Great Percy 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 Great Percy Street (WC1X 9RA) 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 Great Percy Street (WC1X 9RA), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gwynne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Rise Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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