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

Brewhouse Yard 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 Brewhouse Yard (EC1V 4JU) 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 Brewhouse Yard (EC1V 4JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benjamin Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brewhouse Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goswell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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