Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 219.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Clerkenwell Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 25th lowest 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 Clerkenwell Road (EC1M 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clerkenwell Road (EC1M 5PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Rents. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clerkenwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgewater Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fann Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Bldgs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bartholomew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgewater Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Fair Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5201 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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