Total Crime Rate

5588.4 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 5588.4 10/10
  • Other theft 1254.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1071.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 901.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 887.4 10/10
  • Public order 413.6 10/10
  • Drugs 235.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 167.0 10/10
  • Burglary 157.3 10/10
  • Robbery 143.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 93.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 71.8 10/10
  • Other crime 44.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
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

Bishopsgate area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the highest crime rate of 61 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 Bishopsgate (EC2M 4QD) in the last 12 months was 5588.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15641.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 646 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 14 cases , down -46.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 1.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 876 (≈ 1701.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopsgate (EC2M 4QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liverpool Street, where police recorded 269 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bishopsgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Liverpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Liverpool Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bishopsgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spital Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Widegate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row —
Sep 2025Other theft Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spital Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folgate Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folgate Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Blossom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appold Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Appold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Appold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Worship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Worship Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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