Crime Rates at Old Street, London, EC1V 9RU

Old Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 198th highest crime rate of 506 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 9RU) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (EC1V 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galway Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.