Total Crime Rate

603.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 603.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 182.9 10/10
  • Other theft 140.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coldbath 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.

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Crime Over Time in Coldbath Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farringdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street Bridge —
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Farringdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Farringdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saffron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Apr 2026Public order White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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