Total Crime Rate
884.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
244.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moreland Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 7th 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 Moreland Street (EC1V 8BB) in the last 12 months was 884.4 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 244.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moreland Street (EC1V 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter's & Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Macclesfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | City Garden Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | City Garden Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | City Garden Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quick Street Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | City Garden Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | City Garden Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningford Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manningford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
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