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

Wood 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 Wood Street (EC2Y 5AG) 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 Wood Street (EC2Y 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Lane, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Wall Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs London Wall Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate 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 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fortune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fann Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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