Crime Rates at City Road, London, EC1Y 2AF

City Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 19th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

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 City Road (EC1Y 2AF) in the last 12 months was 833.3 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 216.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1Y 2AF), 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 Nightclub (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.