Total Crime Rate

5415.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

1619.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5415.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1619.4 10/10
  • Other theft 1312.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1005.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 842.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 831.1 10/10
  • Public order 401.9 10/10
  • Drugs 229.1 10/10
  • Burglary 165.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 155.3 10/10
  • Robbery 149.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 93.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 62.1 10/10
  • Other crime 38.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Basinghall Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the highest crime rate of 60 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 Basinghall Street (EC2V 5BR) in the last 12 months was 5415.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15927.0% higher than the Aldersgate average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 676 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 ( 5.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 834 (≈ 1619.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basinghall Street (EC2V 5BR), the main crime hotspot is near Pancras Lane. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basinghall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences London Wall Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person London Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson London Wall Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary London Wall Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Coleman Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft London Wall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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