Total Crime Rate

254.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 254.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakley Yard area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 171st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Yard (E2 6DU) in the last 12 months was 254.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Yard (E2 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakley Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rhoda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chambord Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swanfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chambord Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Chambord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Satchwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Satchwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Satchwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Nichol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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