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 3TJ) 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 3TJ), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Lever Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | City Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Macclesfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macclesfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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