Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 121.5 8/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charterhouse Square (EC1M 6EE) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charterhouse Square (EC1M 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Rents. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charterhouse Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Eagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1 —
Apr 2026Drugs A1 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A1 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Fair Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honduras Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lindsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bartholomew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Sutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carthusian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cloth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carthusian Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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