Total Crime Rate

279.1 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 279.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 116.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Robbery 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herbal Hill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbal Hill (EC1R 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbal Hill (EC1R 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Herbal Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clerkenwell Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laystall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topham Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 141

Data Sources

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