Total Crime Rate

1654.1 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 1654.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 355.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 322.4 10/10
  • Other theft 305.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 244.7 10/10
  • Public order 103.5 10/10
  • Burglary 82.4 10/10
  • Drugs 58.8 10/10
  • Other crime 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Robbery 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
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

Carter Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 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 Carter Lane (EC4V 5EG) in the last 12 months was 1654.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4559.5% 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 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 392.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Lane (EC4V 5EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingscote Street, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amen Court (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Carter Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Amen Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bride Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ludgate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kingscote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingscote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Thameslink Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingscote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bride Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dean'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Giltspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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