Total Crime Rate

809.5 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 809.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 240.5 10/10
  • Other theft 152.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.3 10/10
  • Public order 71.4 10/10
  • Burglary 59.5 10/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
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

Victoria Embankment area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 7th 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 Victoria Embankment (EC4Y 0DS) in the last 12 months was 809.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2180.3% 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 223.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Embankment (EC4Y 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingscote Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Embankment area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Upper Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barge House Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Robbery Kingscote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Middle Temple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Temple Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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