Crime Rates at Ray Street, London, EC1R 3DR

Ray Street 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 Ray Street (EC1R 3DR) 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 (≈ 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 Ray Street (EC1R 3DR), 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.