Total Crime Rate

263.5 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 263.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 71.0 10/10
  • Other theft 54.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Burglary 30.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St 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 4NR) 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 4NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Charterhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Poultry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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