Total Crime Rate

238.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 27.8 10/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 129th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (EC1V 9ND) in the last 12 months was 238.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9ND), 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 Supermarket (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/215)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Other theft B144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tilney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mallow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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