Total Crime Rate

314.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 314.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 89th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

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 Central Street (EC1V 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 314.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Street (EC1V 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Central Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northburgh Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Northburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Central Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dallington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Garrett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Garrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Mills Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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