Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT

Old Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 9th highest crime rate of 710 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 9LT) in the last 12 months was 1479.3 per 1,000 residents and was 341.4% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 475.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.