Total Crime Rate

446.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 446.9 10/10
  • Other theft 128.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 55.0 10/10
  • Burglary 44.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
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

East Passage area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 19th highest 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 East Passage (EC1A 7LP) in the last 12 months was 446.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1048.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Passage (EC1A 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Rents. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Passage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Fair Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Bldgs 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 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lindsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsey Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Great Sutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cloth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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