Total Crime Rate
268.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mitchell Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 108th 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 Mitchell Street (EC1V 3QD) in the last 12 months was 268.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mitchell Street (EC1V 3QD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B144 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peerless Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peerless Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peerless Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peerless Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peerless Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Featherstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A5201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Lukes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Lukes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lukes Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5201 | Under investigation |
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