Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aldersgate Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 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 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 351.3% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldersgate Street (EC1A 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aldersgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A1 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A1 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Bldgs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Golden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bartholomew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brackley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honduras Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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