Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seward Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 238th highest crime rate of 506 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 Seward Street (EC1V 3RF) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seward Street (EC1V 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goswell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmet Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitchell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft City Garden Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hull Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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