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

Old Bailey 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 Old Bailey (EC4M 7LN) 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 Old Bailey (EC4M 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Rents. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Bailey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludgate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B500 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Rents Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Giltspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingscote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Kingscote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Poultry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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