Postcode · London
Crime in EC1R 5DZ
How much crime is recorded in EC1R 5DZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,980 (2024)
EC1R 5DZLondon
How safe is EC1R 5DZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EC1R 5DZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EC1R 5DZNational
Shoplifting67.18.4
Burglary33.89.1
Other theft24.04.5
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Theft from the person15.82.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Robbery7.71.4
Public order6.24.6
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.