Crime Rates at Wood Close, London, E2 6ET

Wood Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Close (E2 6ET) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Close (E2 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turin Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.