Total Crime Rate

192.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 192.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermit Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 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 Hermit Street (EC1V 7NR) in the last 12 months was 192.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermit Street (EC1V 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Lion Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hermit Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lloyd'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Terrace —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whiskin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Remington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chadwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nelson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Street —

Data Sources

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