Total Crime Rate

607.0 per 1,000 10/10 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 607.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 229.6 10/10
  • Other theft 144.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Robbery 38.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Crawford Passage area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 11th highest crime rate of 61 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 Crawford Passage (EC1R 3DP) in the last 12 months was 607.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crawford Passage (EC1R 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crawford Passage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coldbath Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldbath Square β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kirby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leather Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newcastle Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnault Place β€”

Data Sources

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