Total Crime Rate

1270.1 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 1270.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 373.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.1 10/10
  • Other theft 178.2 10/10
  • Drugs 166.7 10/10
  • Burglary 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Robbery 74.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Willow Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 12th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Street (EC2A 4BH) in the last 12 months was 1270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 279.0% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 70.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Street (EC2A 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 559 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Willow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hoxton Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtain Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Curtain Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street
Sep 2025Public order Hoxton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mark Street
Sep 2025Other theft Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Luke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mundy Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Burglary Clere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Worship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mundy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mundy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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