Total Crime Rate

370.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 370.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 93.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 2QQ) 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 2QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5201 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haverstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lukes Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Haverstock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Helmet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Lukes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mora Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mitchell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Square —
Sep 2025Other theft A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Gee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 146

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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