Crime Rates at Smithfield Street, London, EC1A 9LB

Smithfield Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithfield Street (EC1A 9LB) in the last 12 months was 634.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1529.1% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 187.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Street (EC1A 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charterhouse Street, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.