Total Crime Rate
767.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exmouth Market area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exmouth Market (EC1R 4QE) in the last 12 months was 767.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exmouth Market (EC1R 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clerkenwell Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Skinner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clerkenwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnault Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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