Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.1 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 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Yardley Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 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 Yardley Street (WC1X 0EX) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Street (WC1X 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Bear Yd (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yardley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warner Street 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 Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Hill 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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