Crime Rates at Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0EA

Clerkenwell Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clerkenwell Close (EC1R 0EA) in the last 12 months was 216.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clerkenwell Close (EC1R 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bleeding Heart Yard, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benjamin Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.