Crime Rates at Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NQ

Paul Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 710 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 Paul Street (EC2A 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 637.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 163.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paul Street (EC2A 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 449 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.