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Crime in EC2V 7

How much crime is recorded in EC2V 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
City of London
Region
London
Population
7,895 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC2V 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC2V 7, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).

EC2V 7National
Burglary120.09.1
Other theft24.74.5
Shoplifting15.98.4
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Theft from the person11.62.1
Public order6.14.6
Drugs3.92.4
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Robbery2.91.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2023.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
202320242025

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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