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

Monkwell Square 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 Monkwell Square (EC2Y 5BN) 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 Monkwell Square (EC2Y 5BN), 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 Monkwell Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A1 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs A1 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1 —
Apr 2026Other theft Aldermanbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ironmonger Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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