Total Crime Rate

2340.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

577.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2340.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 600.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 577.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 359.1 10/10
  • Other theft 300.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.4 10/10
  • Burglary 172.7 10/10
  • Robbery 122.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.6 9/10
  • Drugs 100.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 81.8 10/10
  • Public order 81.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holywell Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 4th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Row (EC2A 4JF) in the last 12 months was 2340.9 per 1,000 residents and was 686.0% 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 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 577.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Row (EC2A 4JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/183)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Luke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dysart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dysart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dysart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dysart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dysart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Liverpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bonhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bowl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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