Total Crime Rate
263.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St John Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (EC1V 4JE) in the last 12 months was 263.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benjamin Street, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charterhouse Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dallington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Agdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Agdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenhill Rents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotswood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Bldgs | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leo Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leo Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leo Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leo Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowcross Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowcross Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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