Total Crime Rate
66.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goswell Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 61 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 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 7DB), 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 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charterhouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lever Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lever Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cyrus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ludlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ludlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lever Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mitchell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glasshouse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lever Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goswell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lever Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Honduras Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mitchell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mitchell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindsey Street | Under investigation |
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