Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Golden Lane Estate area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 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 Golden Lane Estate (EC1Y 0SH) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 206.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Lane Estate (EC1Y 0SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitecross Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Golden Lane Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Garrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carthusian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Garrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Garrett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Garrett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lindsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bastwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bastwick Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Honduras Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Bldgs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brackley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5201 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mitchell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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