Total Crime Rate

444.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 444.4 10/10
  • Other theft 101.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 97.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Burglary 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosebery Avenue 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 Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4SP) 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 Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rosebery Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vineyard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portpool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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