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

India 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 India Street (EC3N 2HS) 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 India Street (EC3N 2HS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in India Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creechurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Byward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Byward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Byward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Creechurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Creechurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Muscovy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person New London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Muscovy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Muscovy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little Somerset Street 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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