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

Kingsway Place 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 Kingsway Place (EC1R 0LU) 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 Kingsway Place (EC1R 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B501 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broad Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —

Data Sources

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