Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 2NL

City Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 15th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (EC1V 2NL) in the last 12 months was 1024.1 per 1,000 residents and was 217.5% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 246.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 224.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 2NL), 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 Supermarket (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.