Total Crime Rate
603.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coldbath Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 12th highest crime rate of 58 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 603.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% 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 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clerkenwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calthorpe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farringdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vine Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Street Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Street Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Topham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Farringdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Farringdon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Saffron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Topham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leather Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vine Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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