Total Crime Rate

298.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 298.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 87.7 10/10
  • Other theft 71.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.8 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barbican area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 30th highest crime rate of 61 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 8NB) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 741.7% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican (EC2Y 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barbican area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Brackley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Milton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dufferin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fortune Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cahill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dufferin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dufferin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Wall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lamb'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Buildings —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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