Total Crime Rate
1326.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowper 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 Cowper Street (EC2A 4AS) 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 Cowper Street (EC2A 4AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 214 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boot Street (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoxton Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bonhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bonhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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