Total Crime Rate

1375.0 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 1375.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 537.2 10/10
  • Other theft 236.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.1 10/10
  • Robbery 81.1 10/10
  • Public order 67.6 10/10
  • Burglary 60.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Drugs 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 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

Fetter Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 4th 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 Fetter Lane (EC4A 1EP) in the last 12 months was 1375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3773.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 334.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fetter Lane (EC4A 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleet Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fetter Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bleeding Heart Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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