Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charterhouse Square area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 14th lowest 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 6EE) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charterhouse Square (EC1M 6EE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenhill Rents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenhill Rents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Greenhill Rents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenhill Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldersgate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenhill Rents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northburgh Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bastwick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bastwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bastwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bastwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bastwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montague Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bastwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshouse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glasshouse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carthusian Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindsey Street | Under investigation |
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