Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9DD

Old Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 506 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 Old Street (EC1V 9DD) in the last 12 months was 1578.7 per 1,000 residents and was 389.5% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 334.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.