Total Crime Rate
736.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
186.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minories 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 Minories (EC3N 1DD) 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 Minories (EC3N 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tower| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Creechurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Somerset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little Somerset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Somerset Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Somerset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Somerset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Somerset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Somerset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Botolph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pomell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pomell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pomell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pomell Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pomell Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Somerset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New London Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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