Crime Rates at Brewhouse Yard, London, EC1V 4JU

Brewhouse Yard area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 15th highest crime rate of 61 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 Brewhouse Yard (EC1V 4JU) in the last 12 months was 524.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brewhouse Yard (EC1V 4JU), 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.