Total Crime Rate
194.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cahill Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 180th 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 Cahill Street (EC1Y 8PH) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cahill Street (EC1Y 8PH), 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.
View Crime In Bunhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Galway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Roscoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Roscoe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mallow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Banner Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Banner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martha'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martha'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Martha'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Martha'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitecross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Featherstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Old Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fortune Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fortune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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