Total Crime Rate
532.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Wall area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 14th 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 London Wall (EC2Y 5AU) in the last 12 months was 532.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1400.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Wall (EC2Y 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorgate, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Lane (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | London Wall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lamb'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brackley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Noble Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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