Crime Rates at Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE

Gough Square 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 Gough Square (EC4A 3DE) 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 Gough Square (EC4A 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bleeding Heart Yard, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingscote Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.