Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 1JH

City Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 170th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (EC1V 1JH) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.