Total Crime Rate

714.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.5 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 714.3 10/10
  • Other theft 267.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 83.9 10/10
  • Burglary 37.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wilmington Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilmington Square (WC1X 0EG) in the last 12 months was 714.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmington Square (WC1X 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Attneave Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Griffiths Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crawford Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Passage —
Apr 2026Public order Margery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fernsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldbath Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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