Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 176.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Other theft 37.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St John Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 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 John Street (EC1V 4NR) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Market. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rawstorne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Angel Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order White Lion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manningford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Lion Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Lion Street —
Apr 2026Drugs White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elia Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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