Total Crime Rate

884.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 884.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 360.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.6 10/10
  • Burglary 62.2 10/10
  • Drugs 57.8 10/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • 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 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

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 2PZ) in the last 12 months was 884.4 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 244.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1V 2PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Owen Street, where police recorded 66 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.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Earlstoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earlstoke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quick Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Vincent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coombs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goswell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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