Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 104.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Margery Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margery Street (WC1X 0HU) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margery Street (WC1X 0HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Cross Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Margery Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnault Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Wilmington Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Claremont Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Claremont Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Margery Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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