Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 53.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aldersgate Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldersgate Street (EC1A 4EB) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 315.0% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldersgate Street (EC1A 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aldersgate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northburgh Street
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glasshouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bastwick Street
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carthusian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Bldgs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Domingo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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