Total Crime Rate

337.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 337.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 28th highest crime rate of 58 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 7ER) in the last 12 months was 337.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 7ER), 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 (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldersgate Street 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 Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lever Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Mills Under investigation
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Data Sources

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