Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malta Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

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 Malta Street (EC1V 0AD) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malta Street (EC1V 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Malta Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dallington Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wyclif Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Skinner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Dallington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albemarle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cyrus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Myddelton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meredith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wyclif Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Mills Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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