Total Crime Rate

246.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 246.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 51.4 10/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Other theft 44.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8BD) in the last 12 months was 246.6 per 1,000 residents and was 533.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Lane, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barbican area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cahill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgewater Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgewater Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fann Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dufferin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Passage —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lamb'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brackley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fortune Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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