Crime Rates at Middlesex Street, London, E1 7HY

Middlesex Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City of London .

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 Middlesex Street (E1 7HY) in the last 12 months was 5415.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15927.0% higher than the Aldersgate average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 676 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 14 cases , down -46.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 5.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 834 (≈ 1619.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlesex Street (E1 7HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liverpool Street, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (121 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.