Total Crime Rate

469.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 469.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Drugs 87.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.8 10/10
  • Other theft 34.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Errol Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 51st 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 Errol Street (EC1Y 8TB) in the last 12 months was 469.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 141.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Errol Street (EC1Y 8TB), 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 Errol Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banner Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitecross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lizard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fortune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmet Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunhill Row —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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