Total Crime Rate

1334.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

270.3 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 1334.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 283.8 10/10
  • Other theft 273.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 270.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 199.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.4 10/10
  • Burglary 114.9 10/10
  • Drugs 60.8 10/10
  • Robbery 57.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Public order 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Old Bailey area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 5th 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 Old Bailey (EC4M 7LN) in the last 12 months was 1334.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3328.7% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 73.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 270.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bailey (EC4M 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charterhouse Street, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Rents (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bailey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Puddle Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ludgate Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ludgate Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Thameslink Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pilgrim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Giltspur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Giltspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Andrew'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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