Clerkenwell — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
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Recorded crime — June 2026
239 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (224): ▲ 15 (7%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Theft from the person47 · 20%
- Violence and sexual offences46 · 19%
- Shoplifting43 · 18%
- Other theft42 · 18%
- Anti-social behaviour32 · 13%
- Public order8 · 3%
- Burglary7 · 3%
- Robbery6 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
235 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified157 · 67%
- Unable to prosecute suspect54 · 23%
- Awaiting court outcome18 · 8%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 1%
- Formal action is not in the public interest2 · 1%
- Offender given penalty notice1 · 0%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Vernon Square - Rough sleepers have returned and are leaving boxes and mess in the area causing anti-social behavior .
Regular patrols of the area and use any police powers where necessary and justifiable.
Set: 2026-04-14
Engagement with Sainsbury's Store manager, as there have been a number of shoplifting thefts in the stores on Clerkenwell Ward. Targeted patrols in the location and enforcement where required. Planned shoplifting operation with police and store detectives to reduce thefts and identify prolific/ wanted offenders.
Police have arranged to do to a shoplifting operation with the store detectives at the beginning of March and into May. This is an ongoing priority.
Set: 2026-04-14
St Helena House WC1X, Bevin Court, Naoroji Street WC1X - Reports of drug misuse and dealing of controlled drugs in this area.
Police will actively be patrolling and targeting this area, with a mix of uniform and plain clothes patrol, in order to proactively target those dealing controlled drugs in the area.
Set: 2026-04-14
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.