Total Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St John Street area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (EC1V 4PH) in the last 12 months was 4.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.1% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4PH), 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 | Public order | Clerkenwell Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Myddelton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosoman Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Owen'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B501 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malta Street | Under investigation |
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