Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 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 194.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chequer 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 Chequer Street (EC1Y 8PW) 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 Chequer Street (EC1Y 8PW), 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 Chequer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/178)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Galway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roscoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roscoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martha'S Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banner Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitecross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tilney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunhill Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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