Total Crime Rate
203.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pickard Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pickard Street (EC1V 8EN) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pickard Street (EC1V 8EN), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lever Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lever Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | City Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | City Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hanover Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Macclesfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | City Garden Row | Under investigation |
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