Total Crime Rate

417.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.0 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 417.5 10/10
  • Other theft 134.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 77.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 21st 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 3AP) in the last 12 months was 417.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farringdon Road (EC1R 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Bear Yd (25 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 (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Griffiths Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crawford Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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