Crime Rates at Paul Street, London, EC2A 4JJ

Paul Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 14th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

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 Paul Street (EC2A 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 1326.9 per 1,000 residents and was 311.2% higher than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 264.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 336.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paul Street (EC2A 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.