Total Crime Rate

526.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 526.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 121.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Other theft 63.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 54.2 10/10
  • Drugs 40.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chiswell Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 42nd 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 Chiswell Street (EC1Y 4YY) in the last 12 months was 526.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiswell Street (EC1Y 4YY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bonhill Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chiswell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunhill Row —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bonhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bonhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Moorgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moorgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bonhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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