Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1V 2PY

City Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

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 2PY) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 2PY), 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.