Total Crime Rate

367.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 367.0 10/10
  • Other theft 148.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 85.1 10/10
  • Burglary 42.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 25th 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 4UD) in the last 12 months was 367.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (EC1V 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benjamin Street, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Newcastle Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albemarle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clerkenwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clerkenwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clerkenwell Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leo Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leo Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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