Total Crime Rate

388.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 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 388.3 10/10
  • Other theft 117.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 101.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 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 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 24th 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 St John Street (EC1V 4PS) in the last 12 months was 388.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4PS), 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 St John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charterhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goswell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cyrus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Briset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyrus Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lindsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B501 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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