Total Crime Rate

408.5 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 408.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 45.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • 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

City Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 59th highest crime rate of 530 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 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 408.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 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 City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shalford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charlton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charlton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duncan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elia Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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