Total Crime Rate
263.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St John Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (EC1M 4AS) in the last 12 months was 263.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St John Street (EC1M 4AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benjamin Street, where police recorded 172 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.
View Crime In Bread Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Benjamin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charterhouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowcross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowcross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cyrus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clerkenwell Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St John'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
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