Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 1LR

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 1LR) 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 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington High Street, where police recorded 140 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.