Total Crime Rate

331.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 331.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 35.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

City Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 74th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

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 1LH) in the last 12 months was 331.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quick Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vincent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Danbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Coombs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manningford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manningford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elia Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebrooke Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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