Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 31.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finsbury Estate area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 17th 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 Finsbury Estate (EC1R 0BS) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finsbury Estate (EC1R 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tompion Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Finsbury Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street
Sep 2025Other theft Skinner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paget Street
Sep 2025Drugs B501 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lloyd'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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