Total Crime Rate
866.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
219.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fleet Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fleet Street (EC4A 2BH) in the last 12 months was 866.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2126.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 93.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 219.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fleet Street (EC4A 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Kingscote Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle Baynard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Printer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingscote Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingscote Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bride Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B521 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A201 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B521 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B521 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B521 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B521 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B521 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.