Total Crime Rate
1326.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leonard Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 14th 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 Leonard Street (EC2A 4AN) in the last 12 months was 1326.9 per 1,000 residents and was 311.2% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 264.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 336.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leonard Street (EC2A 4AN), 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 Conference/Exhibition Centre (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Martha'S Buildings | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dysart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dysart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dysart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dysart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dysart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dysart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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