Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.0 9/10
  • Robbery 15.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Seward Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

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 Seward Street (EC1V 3PA) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seward Street (EC1V 3PA), 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 Seward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bastwick Street —
Sep 2025Other theft A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences President Street Under investigation
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 2025Theft from the person Honduras Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5201 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Remington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haverstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haverstock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northburgh Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Garrett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Seward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seward Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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