Total Crime Rate

247.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 247.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 81.5 10/10
  • Other theft 38.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chancery Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chancery Lane (WC2A 1LS) in the last 12 months was 247.3 per 1,000 residents and was 596.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chancery Lane (WC2A 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleet Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chancery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Middle Temple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings 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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