Total Crime Rate

2410.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

386.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2410.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1063.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 386.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 361.4 10/10
  • Other theft 245.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.4 10/10
  • Robbery 119.3 10/10
  • Public order 91.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 77.2 10/10
  • Burglary 38.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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

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 9NS) in the last 12 months was 2410.5 per 1,000 residents and was 647.4% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 386.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9NS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tilney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tilney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tilney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilney Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lizard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lizard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitecross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lamb'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nile Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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