Total Crime Rate
2652.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mallow Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mallow Street (EC1Y 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 2652.6 per 1,000 residents and was 722.0% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 346 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 357.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallow Street (EC1Y 8RQ), 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 Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Errol Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martha'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Martha'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Martha'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha'S Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Errol Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Errol Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martha'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb'S Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lamb'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bache'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bache'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bache'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martha'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martha'S Buildings | Under investigation |
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