Total Crime Rate

283.1 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 283.1 10/10
  • Other theft 63.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Burglary 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lever Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 102nd 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 Lever Street (EC1V 3QU) in the last 12 months was 283.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lever Street (EC1V 3QU), 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 Lever Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Macclesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Seward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macclesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Domingo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pickard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manningford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickard Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Leo Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wyclif Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wyclif Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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