Total Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clerkenwell Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clerkenwell Close (EC1R 0AU) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clerkenwell Close (EC1R 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 294 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benjamin Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Skinner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kirby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broad Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotswood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Topham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coldbath Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newcastle Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albemarle Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lloyd'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Onslow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clerkenwell Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wyclif Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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