Total Crime Rate

457.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 457.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Burglary 42.2 10/10
  • Robbery 30.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 17th 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 0BN) in the last 12 months was 457.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Street (EC1V 0BN), the main crime hotspot is near Benjamin Street. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Great Sutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earlstoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earlstoke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aylesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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