Total Crime Rate
607.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coldbath Square 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 Coldbath Square (EC1R 5HL) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Coldbath Square (EC1R 5HL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosoman Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Market | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newcastle Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
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