Total Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 20th 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 St Johns Square (EC1V 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Square (EC1V 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 301 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.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Skinner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B501 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cyrus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meredith Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Meredith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wyclif Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wyclif Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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