Total Crime Rate
5588.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Artillery Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the highest crime rate of 61 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 Artillery Lane (E1 7LP) in the last 12 months was 5588.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15641.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 646 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 ( 1.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 876 (β 1701.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Artillery Lane (E1 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aldersgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Folgate Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheler Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheler Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Commercial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A1202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A1202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A1202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Toynbee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Folgate Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jerome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerome Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerome Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blossom Street | Under investigation |
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