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Crime in EC4Y 7

How much crime is recorded in EC4Y 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
City of London
Region
London
Population
2,381 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC4Y 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC4Y 7, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).

EC4Y 7National
Burglary89.99.1
Other theft16.74.5
Theft from the person13.62.1
Shoplifting9.48.4
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Public order4.94.6
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery2.51.4
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2023.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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