East Central London crime stats

April 2024

The overall crime rate in East Central London postcode area is 41.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 4.4k crimes were other theft crimes which is 22.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Other theft crime rate is at 119% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 47.7% over the last twelve months.East Central London crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Other theft crime →22.7%16. highest119%4.4k14.0%
Violent crime →17.5%1. lowest20%3.4k3.5%
Theft from the person crime →17.3%8. highest367%3.4k-7.5%
Antisocial behaviour crime →8.2%1. lowest22%1.6k-34.9%
Shoplifting crime →7.6%2. lowest44%1.5k47.7%
Public order crime →5.8%1. lowest31%1.1k1.5%
Burglary crime →4.0%1. lowest39%773-4.2%
Drugs crime →3.8%8. lowest58%744-5.0%
Robbery crime →3.4%24. highest112%66211.8%
Criminal damage and arson crime →3.2%1. lowest17%6185.1%
Bicycle theft crime →2.7%37. highest100%516-8.8%
Vehicle crime →2.3%2. lowest16%456-37.9%
Other crime →0.9%1. lowest21%18317.3%
Possession of weapons crime →0.6%1. lowest27%11820.4%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "theft from the person crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Theft from the person crime" rate is at 367% of national crime rate which puts East Central London on 8. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Theft from the person crime" makes up 17.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "theft from the person crime" is 3.4k cases and has decreased by 7.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

East Central London crime rate comparison map

This map compares crime rate in East Central London postcode area to the national crime rate.

East Central London crime rate comparison map

East Central London crime rate by crime statistic

This graph compares crime rate in East Central London postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.

East Central London crime rate by crime statistic

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