Total Crime Rate

669.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.3 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 669.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 130.7 10/10
  • Other theft 107.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.6 10/10
  • Drugs 68.7 10/10
  • Burglary 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Paul Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 34th highest crime rate of 693 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 4PN) in the last 12 months was 669.8 per 1,000 residents and was 124.9% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paul Street (EC2A 4PN), 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 Paul Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Curtain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Curtain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curtain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Singer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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