Total Crime Rate

347.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 347.8 10/10
  • Other theft 108.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • 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 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 26th 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 7HN) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 793.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Street (EC2V 7HN), 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 (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Le Grand Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Le Grand Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ironmonger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ironmonger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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