Crime Rates at Hereford Street, London, E2 6EX

Hereford Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 185th 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 Hereford Street (E2 6EX) in the last 12 months was 242.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Street (E2 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Underwood Road, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelsey Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.