Total Crime Rate
607.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warner Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 11th 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 Warner Street (EC1R 5ER) in the last 12 months was 607.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warner Street (EC1R 5ER), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotswood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Topham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verulam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Verulam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coldbath Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatton Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Onslow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kirby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newcastle Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilmington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laystall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leather Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnault Place | β |
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