Total Crime Rate

866.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 866.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 211.9 10/10
  • Other theft 195.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.4 10/10
  • Drugs 69.1 10/10
  • Burglary 64.3 10/10
  • Public order 64.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.8 8/10
  • Robbery 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fleet Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 8th highest crime rate of 58 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 Fleet Street (EC4Y 1DP) in the last 12 months was 866.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2126.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 93.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 219.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fleet Street (EC4Y 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fleet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Middle Temple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Middle Temple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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