Total Crime Rate

1233.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

266.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1233.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 302.7 10/10
  • Other theft 275.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 266.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Robbery 53.6 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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 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 Britton Street (EC1M 5UH) 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 Britton Street (EC1M 5UH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Britton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/227)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B500 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aylesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Great Sutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsey Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Lindsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hosier Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Rents Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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