Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.1 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 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rosebery Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 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 Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 98 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 Rosebery Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Griffiths Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbal Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crawford Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Herbal Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garnault Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosoman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnault Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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