Crime Rates at Barbican, London, EC2Y 8AU

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 8AU) 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 (≈ 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 8AU), 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.