Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 307.7 10/10
  • Other theft 85.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Burglary 29.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dufferin Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 85th 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 Dufferin Street (EC1Y 8PD) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dufferin Street (EC1Y 8PD), 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 Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dufferin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/173)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Old Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lizard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lizard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lamb'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mallow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lamb'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamb'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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