Barnsbury West
Middle areaSouth west Islington. 9,036 people in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Barnsbury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barnsbury West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnsbury West at a rate of 144.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 293 |
| Shoplifting | 289 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 254 |
| Other crime | 187 |
| Drug offences | 62 |
| Theft from the person | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Robbery | 43 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barnsbury West compares
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Is Barnsbury West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnsbury West at a rate of 144.4 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, 125 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnsbury West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (293), shoplifting (289) and anti-social behaviour (254).
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 West alone. See Islington
Barnsbury West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barnsbury West was £485,000 in 2025.
Barnsbury West had 8,603 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barnsbury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barnsbury West, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.