Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.2 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 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 6ET) 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 6ET), 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 (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charterhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carthusian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bastwick Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshouse Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Honduras Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brackley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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