Total Crime Rate

634.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.2 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 634.0 10/10
  • Other theft 229.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Public order 80.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 63.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Hosier Lane 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 Hosier Lane (EC1A 9LS) 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 Hosier Lane (EC1A 9LS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hosier Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charterhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Thameslink Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pilgrim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pageantmaster Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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