Total Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8BX) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 22 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 (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A1 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Public order Foster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Foster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A1 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fann Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Le Grand Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Le Grand Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldersgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fortune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silk Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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