Total Crime Rate
252.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goswell Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 121st highest crime rate of 530 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 252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% 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 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lever Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ebenezer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lever Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wenlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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