Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 2PN

City Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 71st highest crime rate of 530 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 370.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% 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 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.