Total Crime Rate

377.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.7 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 377.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 119.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 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 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 62nd 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 2PN) in the last 12 months was 377.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 2PN), 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 Lever Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B144 —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Other theft B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tilney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs B144 Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft B144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilney Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Macclesfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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