Total Crime Rate
428.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clerkenwell Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 22nd highest 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 Clerkenwell Close (EC1R 0DY) in the last 12 months was 428.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clerkenwell Close (EC1R 0DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 307 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 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greville Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Agdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Agdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotswood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Myddelton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newcastle Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whiskin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
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