Crime Rates at Smithfield Street, London, EC1A 9LA

Smithfield 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 Smithfield Street (EC1A 9LA) 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 Smithfield Street (EC1A 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 309 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.