Crime Rates at Cheshire Street, London, E2 6EE

Cheshire Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 99th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheshire Street (E2 6EE) in the last 12 months was 355.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Street (E2 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.