Total Crime Rate

476.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 476.2 10/10
  • Other theft 91.6 10/10
  • Burglary 76.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charterhouse Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 17th highest crime rate of 61 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 6EA) in the last 12 months was 476.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1241.4% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charterhouse Square (EC1M 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Rents. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Charterhouse Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carthusian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glasshouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Memel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Domingo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Charterhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Goswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brackley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leo Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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