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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EC2M: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EC2M recorded 1,141 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3543.48 per 1,000 residents. Other Theft accounts for the largest share of crime at 27.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring41866.46 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,141 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,141
trending_down -3.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

41866.46per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

818

Within EC2M district

Tower Hamlets

322

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Liverpool Street Map
total: 52 Other theft: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 8
52
Victoria Avenue Map
total: 44 Violence and sexual offences: 16 Public order: 8
44
Pancras Lane Map
total: 38 Theft from the person: 14 Other theft: 8
38
Lower Thames Street Map
total: 34 Other theft: 18 Shoplifting: 12
34
Cannon Street Map
total: 32 Other theft: 14 Shoplifting: 8
32
Lombard Street Map
total: 32 Other theft: 10 Theft from the person: 10
32
New Street Map
total: 32 Shoplifting: 20 Public order: 6
32
New London Street Map
total: 32 Shoplifting: 24 Burglary: 2
32
Watling Street Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 14 Other theft: 8
30
Moorgate Map
total: 30 Other theft: 12 Drugs: 6
30

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,141 Total
Other Theft
313
27.4%
Shoplifting
215
18.8%
Violence & Sexual Offences
164
14.4%
Theft from Person
150
13.1%
Public Order
68
6.0%
Burglary
53
4.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
33
2.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
30
2.6%
Robbery
28
2.5%
Drug Offences
28
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
22
1.9%
Bicycle Theft
21
1.8%
Other Crime
11
1.0%
Weapons Possession
5
0.4%

Crime Analysis: EC2M

Other Theft makes up the largest share of crime in EC2M at 27.4%. Shoplifting (18.8%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (14.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EC2M has fallen slightly — by 2.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EC2M are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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