Crime Rates at Willow Street, London, EC2A 4BH

Willow Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 11th highest crime rate of 693 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 1252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 320.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 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 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 281.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Street (EC2A 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 511 crimes here, including 154 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.