Total Crime Rate

444.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 444.4 10/10
  • Other theft 101.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 97.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Burglary 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lothbury area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 19th highest 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 Lothbury (EC2P 2BP) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (β‰ˆ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lothbury (EC2P 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lothbury area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Coldbath Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldbath Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laystall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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