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

Barbican 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 Barbican (EC2Y 8AY) 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 Barbican (EC2Y 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Moorgate. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barbican area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamb'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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