Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 1JT

City Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 99th 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 1JT) in the last 12 months was 300.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 Theft from the person with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 1JT), 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 Lever Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.