Total Crime Rate

603.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 603.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 182.9 10/10
  • Other theft 140.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • 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

Farringdon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 12th highest crime rate of 58 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 Farringdon Road (EC1R 3AL) in the last 12 months was 603.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farringdon Road (EC1R 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farringdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pear Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crawford Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatton Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatton Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Griffiths Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fernsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbal Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Onslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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