Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 43.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitecross Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 229th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecross Street (EC1Y 8QL) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Street (EC1Y 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whitecross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Lukes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lever Street
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dufferin Street 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 2025Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Central Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Honduras Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tilney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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