Total Crime Rate

355.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 355.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 122.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 69.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Britton Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britton Street (EC1M 5NW) in the last 12 months was 355.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -5.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britton Street (EC1M 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B500 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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