Crime Rates at Herbal Hill, London, EC1R 5XB

Herbal Hill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 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 5XB) in the last 12 months was 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbal Hill (EC1R 5XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 306 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benjamin Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.