Barnsbury vs Knight's Hill

Barnsbury has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 22,560 crimes in the last 12 months. Knight's Hill has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 6,326 crimes. Barnsbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnsbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Knight's Hill shows +2.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnsbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (4,548 incidents). In Knight's Hill, it is Violent Crime (1,657 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnsbury recorded 4,548 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Knight's Hill recorded 1,516. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnsbury totalled 4,348 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,657 in Knight's Hill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnsbury recorded 23,679 crimes (now 22,560, a change of -4.7%). Knight's Hill recorded 6,180 crimes previously (now 6,326, +2.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Barnsbury has a resolution rate of 34.9% and Knight's Hill has 30.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnsbury falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Knight's Hill is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Barnsbury and Knight's Hill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.