Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Goswell Road area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

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 Goswell Road (EC1V 7DB) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 7DB), 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 Goswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgewater Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mitchell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldersgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lever Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cloth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cloth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Garrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgewater Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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