Total Crime Rate

281.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 281.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 42.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilmington Square area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 31st lowest 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 Wilmington Square (WC1X 0ET) in the last 12 months was 281.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Bread Street average (472.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmington Square (WC1X 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laystall Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wilmington Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laystall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnault Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margery Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vine Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Rosoman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gwynne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rosoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwynne Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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