Total Crime Rate

489.1 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 489.1 10/10
  • Other theft 190.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 70.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Foster Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 16th 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 Foster Lane (EC2V 6HH) in the last 12 months was 489.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1277.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Lane (EC2V 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Foster Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gardners Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Noble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Change Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Martin'S Le Grand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Trinity Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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