Postcode sector · London
Crime in EC2V 5
How much crime is recorded in EC2V 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- City of London
- Region
- London
- Population
- 7,568 (2024)
EC2V 5Postcode sector · London
How safe is EC2V 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC2V 5, below 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
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).
EC2V 5National
Burglary129.79.1
Other theft25.64.5
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Shoplifting16.28.4
Theft from the person12.12.1
Public order6.24.6
Drugs3.92.4
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Robbery3.01.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.