Crime Rates at Scrutton Street, London, EC2A 4HY

Scrutton Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 34th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scrutton Street (EC2A 4HY) in the last 12 months was 669.8 per 1,000 residents and was 124.9% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scrutton Street (EC2A 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Rivington Street. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.