Total Crime Rate

736.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 736.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.1 10/10
  • Other theft 135.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 70.9 10/10
  • Public order 56.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other 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

Aldgate High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 9th highest crime rate of 58 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 Aldgate High Street (EC3N 1AL) in the last 12 months was 736.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1792.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldgate High Street (EC3N 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Somerset Street, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aldgate High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/213)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strype Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strype Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Minories Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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