Total Crime Rate

227.7 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 227.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Pickard Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pickard Street (EC1V 8EN) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickard Street (EC1V 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pickard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Central Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goswell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lever Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Haverstock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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