Crime Rates at Lever Street, London, EC1V 8BG

Lever Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 121st highest crime rate of 530 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 Lever Street (EC1V 8BG) in the last 12 months was 252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lever Street (EC1V 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.