Total Crime Rate

557.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 557.5 10/10
  • Other theft 148.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 89.4 10/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Giltspur Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Giltspur Street (EC1A 9DE) in the last 12 months was 557.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1470.3% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 217.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giltspur Street (EC1A 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Rents. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Giltspur Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Poultry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Thameslink Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludgate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowcross Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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