Total Crime Rate

243.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 243.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 48.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 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

Goswell Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 129th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 9DU) in the last 12 months was 243.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goswell Road (EC1V 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dingley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dingley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martha'S Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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