Total Crime Rate
299.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St John Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 29th 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 St John Street (EC1V 4PE) in the last 12 months was 299.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leo Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cyrus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cyrus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wyclif Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arlington Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wyclif Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leo Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ashby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meredith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leo Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spencer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spencer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whiskin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malta Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sidney Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosoman Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dallington Street | — |
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