Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9DS

Old Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 9DS) in the last 12 months was 3235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 986.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 918.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 451 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.