Total Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Featherstone Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Featherstone Street (EC1Y 8SL) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ).
In the area around Featherstone Street (EC1Y 8SL), 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cranwood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb'S Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lamb'S Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lamb'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lamb'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mallow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lamb'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamb'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Old Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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