Crime Rates at Old Street, London, E13 9EG

Old Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (E13 9EG) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (E13 9EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Terrace, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barking Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.