Total Crime Rate

465.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 465.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.9 10/10
  • Other theft 98.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Drugs 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Gresham Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 15th 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 Gresham Street (EC2V 7EH) in the last 12 months was 465.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1094.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Street (EC2V 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Change Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Change Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Watling Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pancras Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ironmonger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ironmonger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pancras Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Le Grand Under investigation
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Data Sources

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