Total Crime Rate

453.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 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 453.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Other theft 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.0 10/10
  • Burglary 33.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Charterhouse Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charterhouse Square (EC1M 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 453.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charterhouse Square (EC1M 6AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charterhouse Street, where police recorded 204 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 Charterhouse Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lindsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charterhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hosier Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsey Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cloth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cloth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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