Crime Rates at Herbal Hill, London, EC1R 5EJ

Herbal Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 25th highest crime rate of 58 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 355.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -5.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% 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 266 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.