Crime Rates at Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1M 5RS

Clerkenwell Road 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 Clerkenwell Road (EC1M 5RS) 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 Clerkenwell Road (EC1M 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 298 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.