Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 1LR

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 1LR) 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 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington High Street, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.