Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aylesbury Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 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 Aylesbury Street (EC1R 0ET) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylesbury Street (EC1R 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 262 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aylesbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B501
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street
Apr 2026Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Briset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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