Total Crime Rate

831.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

266.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 831.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 297.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 266.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.7 10/10
  • Drugs 80.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 57.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.3 10/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goswell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City of London .

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 Goswell Road (EC1V 7EB) in the last 12 months was 831.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher than the Bread Street average (464.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 266.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Street, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Sudeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Oct 2025Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Oct 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Cyrus Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyrus Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour New Charles Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Agdon Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Agdon Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Agdon Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson New Charles Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs New Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Drugs New Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft New Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Dallington Street —
Oct 2025Drugs Elia Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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