Total Crime Rate

674.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 674.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.8 10/10
  • Other theft 121.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.7 10/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Burglary 31.0 10/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Houndsditch area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 10th highest crime rate of 61 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 Houndsditch (EC3A 7DB) in the last 12 months was 674.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1799.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (β‰ˆ 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndsditch (EC3A 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liverpool Street, where police recorded 269 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Houndsditch area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artillery Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strype Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crispin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crispin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creechurch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Goulston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Widegate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs New Goulston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs New Goulston Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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