Total Crime Rate

808.6 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 808.6 10/10
  • Other theft 271.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 179.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.4 10/10
  • Drugs 43.2 10/10
  • Robbery 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 20th highest crime rate of 530 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 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 808.6 per 1,000 residents and was 150.6% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (EC1Y 2AJ), 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 Nightclub (47 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 (30/176)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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