Total Crime Rate

1326.9 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 1326.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 397.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.0 10/10
  • Other theft 142.9 10/10
  • Drugs 135.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.4 10/10
  • Robbery 96.9 10/10
  • Burglary 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
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

City Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 14th highest crime rate of 530 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 City Road (EC1Y 1AX) in the last 12 months was 1326.9 per 1,000 residents and was 311.2% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 264.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 336.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1Y 1AX), 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 Boot Street (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/249)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Mews 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
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
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
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Boot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 249

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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