Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 307.7 10/10
  • Other theft 85.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Burglary 29.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bunhill Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill , and the 85th 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 Bunhill Row (EC1Y 8TG) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Bunhill average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunhill Row (EC1Y 8TG), 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 Bunhill Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bunhill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cahill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dufferin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Old Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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