Crime Rate in Bunhill, ward

Bunhill has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 89th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 25th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bunhill in the last 12 months was 320.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% higher than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bunhill’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 650 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 20 cases , down -4.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -15.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 952 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bunhill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Martha'S Buildings, with 390 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (71 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.