Total Crime Rate

283.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 283.1 10/10
  • Other theft 63.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Burglary 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Goswell Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 0AF) in the last 12 months was 283.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Goswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cyrus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northburgh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dallington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dallington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bastwick Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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