Total Crime Rate

557.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 557.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 94.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Other theft 74.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other 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

Chiswell Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 33rd 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 Chiswell Street (EC1Y 4YY) in the last 12 months was 557.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% 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 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bonhill Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chiswell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dufferin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dufferin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Court
Sep 2025Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bonhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Way
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lamb'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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