Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9HE

Old Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 30th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

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 Old Street (EC1V 9HE) in the last 12 months was 542.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9HE), 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 Supermarket (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.