Total Crime Rate
1150.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
316.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Phipp Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 12th highest crime rate of 693 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 Phipp Street (EC2A 4NU) in the last 12 months was 1150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 286.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 316.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Phipp Street (EC2A 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 424 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoxton East & Shoreditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Luke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ravey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Earl Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Earl Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
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