Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 159.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barbican area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8AT) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 349.3% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8AT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Barbican area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dufferin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brackley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Milton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Wall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lamb'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Buildings β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fortune Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fortune Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Court β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lamb'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Court β€”

Data Sources

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