Crime Rate in Clerkenwell, ward

Clerkenwell has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 185th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 46th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Clerkenwell in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Islington district average (183.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clerkenwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 549 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 739 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Clerkenwell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Charterhouse Street, with 204 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Greenhill Rents (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.