Total Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 170.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haywards Place 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 Haywards Place (EC1R 0EH) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Haywards Place (EC1R 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near Benjamin Street. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Haywards Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cyrus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dallington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dallington Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dallington Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wyclif Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wyclif Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Britton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britton Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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