Crime Rates at Macclesfield Road, London, EC1V 8DJ

Macclesfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 71st 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 Macclesfield Road (EC1V 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 370.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 40 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macclesfield Road (EC1V 8DJ), 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.