Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1Y 1BD

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 1BD) 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 1BD), 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 Conference/Exhibition Centre (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.