Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9ND

Old Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 76th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (EC1V 9ND) in the last 12 months was 327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% 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 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.