Crime Rates at St John Street, London, EC1V 4LD

St John Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 192nd 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 St John Street (EC1V 4LD) in the last 12 months was 187.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 267 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Market (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.