Total Crime Rate

2652.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2652.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1214.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 400.0 10/10
  • Other theft 315.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.4 10/10
  • Robbery 112.3 10/10
  • Public order 91.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 80.7 10/10
  • Burglary 45.6 10/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mallow 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.

Crime Over Time in Mallow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lamb'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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