Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sans Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 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 Sans Walk (EC1R 0AF) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sans Walk (EC1R 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Benjamin Street. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sans Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aylesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Briset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garnault Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Benjamin Street 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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