Total Crime Rate
311.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ironmonger Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 92nd 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 Ironmonger Row (EC1V 3QN) in the last 12 months was 311.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 113.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ironmonger Row (EC1V 3QN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lukes Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bastwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bastwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bastwick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Lukes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Honduras Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Lukes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bastwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Helmet Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A5201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A5201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bastwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bastwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Central Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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