Barnsbury East
Middle areaSouth Islington. 8,274 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Barnsbury East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barnsbury East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnsbury East at a rate of 109.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 214 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 212 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Vehicle crime | 65 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Drug offences | 49 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 31 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barnsbury East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Barnsbury East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnsbury East at a rate of 109.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnsbury East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (214), violence and sexual offences (212) and other crime (191).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Islington
These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Barnsbury East alone. See Islington
Barnsbury East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barnsbury East was £878,500 in 2025.
Barnsbury East had 8,283 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barnsbury East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barnsbury East, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.