Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8DH) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bastwick Street, where police recorded 70 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 (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charterhouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honduras Street Under investigation
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 2026Drugs A1 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fann Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2026Theft from the person Aldersgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersgate Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bastwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goswell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brackley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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