Total Crime Rate
1050.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holywell Row area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 16th 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 Holywell Row (EC2A 4JB) in the last 12 months was 1050.0 per 1,000 residents and was 213.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 241.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holywell Row (EC2A 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Rivington Street. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leonard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Folgate Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Inn Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Inn Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Curtain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curtain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairchild Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fairchild Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairchild Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mark Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hewett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leonard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appold Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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