Total Crime Rate

311.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.1 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 311.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Central Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Street (EC1V 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 311.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Street (EC1V 8AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galway Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Drugs City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dingley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dingley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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