Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 1/10
  • Public order 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 7/10
  • Robbery 1.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this ward to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview for Cripplegate ward

Cripplegate has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in City of London district and the 3374th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 151st lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cripplegate in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the City of London district average (702.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cripplegate’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case .

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were .

In the Cripplegate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Milton Court, with 74 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Theatre/Concert Hall (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.

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