Total Crime Rate
147.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aldersgate 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bastwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bastwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bastwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bastwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northburgh Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glasshouse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bastwick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshouse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carthusian Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Bldgs | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldersgate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Domingo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bastwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montague Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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