Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9NQ

Old Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 10th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 1275.5 per 1,000 residents and was 328.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 369.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 451 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.