Total Crime Rate

1592.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

378.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1592.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 378.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 324.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 324.7 10/10
  • Other theft 303.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.9 10/10
  • Public order 108.2 10/10
  • Burglary 82.4 10/10
  • Other crime 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 47.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Robbery 37.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Churchyard area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City of London .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Churchyard (EC4M 8BU) in the last 12 months was 1592.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4614.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 378.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Churchyard (EC4M 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 191 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amen Court (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Churchyard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Bicycle theft St Martin'S Le Grand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Pageantmaster Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Theft from the person Pageantmaster Court Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Pageantmaster Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Pageantmaster Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person St Paul'S Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person St Paul'S Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft St Paul'S Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Pageantmaster Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Pageantmaster Court Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft St Martin'S Le Grand Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs St Martin'S Le Grand Formal action is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludgate Broadway Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting New Change Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Ludgate Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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