Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (EC1V 9AA) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lever Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brackley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brackley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cloth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fann Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Street —
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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