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Crime in EC2M

How much crime is recorded in EC2M, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
City of London
Region
London
Population
15,246 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC2M

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC2M, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EC2MNational
Burglary123.39.1
Other theft26.94.5
Shoplifting20.78.4
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Theft from the person17.52.1
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order6.94.6
Drugs6.52.4
Robbery4.11.4
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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