Total Crime Rate

1242.3 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 1242.3 10/10
  • Other theft 386.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 155.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.0 9/10
  • Public order 75.9 10/10
  • Burglary 74.3 10/10
  • Drugs 50.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
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

Philpot Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Philpot Lane (EC3M 8AA) in the last 12 months was 1242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3399.5% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 337.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philpot Lane (EC3M 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Philpot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastcheap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lombard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lombard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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