Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Lloyd Baker Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lloyd Baker Street (WC1X 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (200.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lloyd Baker Street (WC1X 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hermes Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clerkenwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Pine Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Burglary | River Street Mews | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Market | — |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Exmouth Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Naoroji Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Easton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Easton Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosoman Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Bicycle theft | White Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attneave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Attneave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Attneave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Attneave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Attneave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Burglary | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Burglary | Attneave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Attneave Street | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Attneave Street | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Attneave Street | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Attneave Street | — |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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