Total Crime Rate

476.2 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 476.2 10/10
  • Other theft 91.6 10/10
  • Burglary 76.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Smithfield area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 17th highest 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 West Smithfield (EC1A 9DS) in the last 12 months was 476.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1241.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Smithfield (EC1A 9DS), 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.

Crime Over Time in West Smithfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Poultry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Giltspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carthusian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Amen Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowcross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowcross Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charterhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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