Crime Rates at Briset Street, London, EC1M 5NR

Briset Street area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briset Street (EC1M 5NR) in the last 12 months was 1233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 258.6% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 266.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briset Street (EC1M 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 300 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.