Total Crime Rate

5266.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1469.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5266.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1469.9 10/10
  • Other theft 1464.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 934.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 755.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 720.4 10/10
  • Public order 345.6 10/10
  • Drugs 262.1 10/10
  • Burglary 235.0 10/10
  • Robbery 157.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 110.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 33.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 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 Bishopsgate (EC2M 4QD) in the last 12 months was 5266.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13430.4% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 754 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 11 cases , down -15.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 757 (≈ 1469.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% 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 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopsgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bury Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishopsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bishopsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bishopsgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bishopsgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bishopsgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bishopsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishopsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishopsgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bishopsgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery London Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Liverpool Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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