Total Crime Rate

532.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 532.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 95.8 10/10
  • Other theft 77.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Public order 56.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 Monkwell Square (EC2Y 5BN) 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 Monkwell Square (EC2Y 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Monkwell Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Noble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Martin'S Le Grand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brackley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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