Total Crime Rate

268.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 268.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.1 10/10
  • Robbery 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bartholomew Square 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 Bartholomew Square (EC1V 3QT) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Bartholomew Square (EC1V 3QT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Bartholomew Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull 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 Featherstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Featherstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ebenezer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Central Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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