Crime and Safety in Smithfield, City of London
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
The most common crime in Smithfield is other theft, with 165 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 6. This is 9% higher than 2025's figure of 152 offences and a difference of 0.47 from 2025's crime rate of 5. Smithfield's least common crime is other crime, with 3 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 50% from 2025's figure of 6 crimes.
Smithfield 2026 Crime Scorecard
15% higher, borough crime rate
London
66% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in City of London is 15% higher than London and 66% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
City of London Crime Rate Over Time
| Smithfield | |
| City of London | |
| London |
Smithfield Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Smithfield represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Use Crime Map
Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualise the data you need.
Introduction to Smithfield's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Smithfield up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Smithfield's 15 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Crime Risk Scores
Smithfield • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Smithfield has a crime risk score of 156. This is based on analysis of 15 nearby areas within Smithfield, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Smithfield's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Smithfield, crime risk scores are typically around 156, while in City of London they are average 181.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 210 (376 for City of London), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 318 (City of London 540).
Trends in Crime Risk
Smithfield
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
No trend could be found in Smithfield's crime risk scores over the last 10 years, and the trend may well be static.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Smithfield's crime risk score is up by 45%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Over the last year, Smithfield's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 17%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Smithfield
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Smithfield • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Theft From the Person offences have a crime rate of 3.33 reports per 1,000 people in Smithfield, which is 2.15 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 98 crime reports logged by City of London Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, City of London Police recorded 143 reports of Shoplifting in Smithfield, resulting in a crime rate of 4.86 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 0.75.
The crime rate for Robbery is 0.73 times the national average at 0.72 reports per 1,000. This is from 21 crime reports reported to City of London Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Smithfield
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.08 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 1775% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.19 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.06 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 217% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Smithfield
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
No significant decreases identified.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Smithfield • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Smithfield | City of London | London | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 18 | 0.59 | 0.05 | 172 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 235,985 | 21.68 | 1.53 |
| Bicycle Theft | 39 | 1.32 | 2.20 | 310 | 0.69 | 0.95 | 13,695 | 1.26 | 1.73 |
| Burglary | 33 | 1.12 | 0.39 | 485 | 1.05 | 0.34 | 47,359 | 4.34 | 1.39 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 24 | 0.80 | 0.15 | 306 | 0.69 | 0.11 | 54,098 | 4.99 | 0.79 |
| Drugs | 27 | 0.93 | 0.33 | 445 | 0.99 | 0.32 | 53,167 | 4.87 | 1.58 |
| Other Crime | 3 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 48 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 13,008 | 1.19 | 0.64 |
| Other Theft | 165 | 5.60 | 0.98 | 2,312 | 5.11 | 0.90 | 97,452 | 8.97 | 1.58 |
| Possession of Weapons | 6 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 46 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 6,443 | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| Public Order | 40 | 1.37 | 0.24 | 614 | 1.35 | 0.23 | 60,049 | 5.52 | 0.95 |
| Robbery | 21 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 288 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 30,804 | 2.83 | 2.40 |
| Shoplifting | 143 | 4.86 | 0.75 | 1,666 | 3.69 | 0.52 | 87,976 | 8.09 | 1.13 |
| Theft From the Person | 98 | 3.33 | 2.15 | 1,322 | 2.90 | 1.87 | 77,160 | 7.11 | 4.59 |
| Vehicle Crime | 14 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 168 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 81,755 | 7.50 | 1.74 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 99 | 3.37 | 0.11 | 1,518 | 3.34 | 0.11 | 273,434 | 25.12 | 0.83 |
Download | |||||||||
Total Crime by Year
Smithfield | City of London | London | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 712 | 24.17 | 0.37 | 9,528 | 21.00 | 0.29 | 896,400 | 82.39 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | 628 | 21.54 | 0.34 | 9,292 | 20.74 | 0.28 | 896,961 | 83.23 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 541 | 19.20 | 0.29 | 9,074 | 20.98 | 0.28 | 900,986 | 84.38 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 511 | 18.46 | 0.28 | 8,159 | 19.24 | 0.24 | 835,471 | 78.98 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 367 | 13.29 | 0.22 | 6,931 | 16.49 | 0.21 | 795,646 | 75.77 | 0.99 |
| 2021 | 182 | 7.10 | 0.16 | 3,676 | 8.81 | 0.13 | 727,983 | 69.09 | 1.01 |
| 2020 | 399 | 16.27 | 0.26 | 8,142 | 20.57 | 0.28 | 819,467 | 77.66 | 1.05 |
| 2019 | 348 | 14.18 | 0.24 | 7,281 | 18.59 | 0.24 | 849,310 | 80.70 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 358 | 15.79 | 0.30 | 6,040 | 15.36 | 0.22 | 810,063 | 77.08 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 322 | 15.10 | 0.34 | 5,722 | 14.69 | 0.23 | 758,160 | 72.41 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 112 | 5.27 | 0.35 | 1,637 | 4.25 | 0.22 | 234,565 | 22.42 | 1.18 |
Download | |||||||||
Smithfield Compared to Other City of London Neighbourhoods
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Neighbourhood | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Wall | 67 | 6.18 | 74% safer |
| Barbican | 552 | 21.28 | 12% safer |
| Blackfriars | 1,273 | 33.97 | 41% more dangerous |
| Golden Lane Estate | 67 | 71.95 | 198% more dangerous |
CrimeRate Pro
To download charts and tables, you must subscribed to CrimeRate Pro
You can find out more, or get a CrimeRate Insights report that includes further analysis.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in City of London