Total Crime Rate
1375.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farringdon Street 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 Farringdon Street (EC4A 4AB) 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 Farringdon Street (EC4A 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charterhouse Street, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amen Court (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B521 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Amen Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amen Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Giltspur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Thameslink | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ludgate Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charterhouse Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kingscote Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingscote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bride Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B500 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bride Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Poultry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B521 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B521 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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