Total Crime Rate

714.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.5 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 714.3 10/10
  • Other theft 267.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 83.9 10/10
  • Burglary 37.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • 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

Exmouth Market area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 10th highest crime rate of 58 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 4QL) in the last 12 months was 714.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exmouth Market (EC1R 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lloyd'S Row, where police recorded 110 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 Exmouth Market area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street Bridge
Apr 2026Drugs Pear Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosoman Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Road
Apr 2026Robbery Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Herbal Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbal Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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