Crime Rates at Central Street, London, EC1V 8BA

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 8BA) 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 8BA), 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.