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

Cowcross 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 Cowcross Street (EC1M 6BY) 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 Cowcross Street (EC1M 6BY), 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 Cowcross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B521 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benjamin Street 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 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Benjamin Street 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 2026Robbery 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 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 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hosier Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eagle Court Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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