Total Crime Rate

337.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.3 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 337.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Compton Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Street (EC1V 0BL) in the last 12 months was 337.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Street (EC1V 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tompion Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Great Sutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earlstoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earlstoke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Bldgs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goswell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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