Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Margery Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 58 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 0JN) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Bread Street average (344.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margery Street (WC1X 0JN), the main crime hotspot is near Hermes Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margery Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margery Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Griffiths Court
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

Data Sources

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