Total Crime Rate
444.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exmouth Market area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 19th 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 Exmouth Market (EC1R 4PX) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exmouth Market (EC1R 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laystall Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosoman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coldbath Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatton Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margery Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
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