Total Crime Rate
1611.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Timber Street 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 High Timber Street (EC4V 3PP) 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 High Timber Street (EC4V 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bell Wharf Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gardners Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Change | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bear Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bankside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Emerson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Emerson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Street | — |
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