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

St John Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (EC1V 4NT) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Lion Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.