Total Crime Rate
1611.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garlick Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garlick Hill (EC4V 2AU) in the last 12 months was 1611.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4438.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 371.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garlick Hill (EC4V 2AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 312 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pancras Lane (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gardners Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bell Wharf Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pancras Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Change | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bankside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pancras Lane | Under investigation |
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