Postcode sector · London
Crime in EC2R 6
How much crime is recorded in EC2R 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- City of London
- Region
- London
- Population
- 5,524 (2024)
How safe is EC2R 6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC2R 6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
EC2R 6National
Burglary188.29.1
Other theft27.94.5
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Theft from the person13.32.1
Public order6.64.6
Drugs4.02.4
Robbery3.11.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.