Total Crime Rate
5588.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Martin Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 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 Martin Lane (EC4R 0DP) in the last 12 months was 5588.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15641.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 646 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 14 cases , down -46.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 1.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 876 (≈ 1701.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martin Lane (EC4R 0DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corbet Court, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lombard Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Borough High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montague Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montague Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montague Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montague Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tooley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corbet Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corbet Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tooley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Angel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Angel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tooley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Borough High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastcheap | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lombard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lombard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lombard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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