Total Crime Rate

420.4 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 420.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 1.2 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 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 56th 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 3RB) in the last 12 months was 420.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 202.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lever Street (EC1V 3RB), 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 (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pickard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5201 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haverstock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lever Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Macclesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macclesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences President Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 145

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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