Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 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 152.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 15th 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 4PG) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lloyd'S Row, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiskin Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friend Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Robbery Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Agdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Great Sutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tompion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sutton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B501
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
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 Whiskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawstorne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rawstorne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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