Total Crime Rate

355.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 355.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Burglary 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 6FD) 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 6FD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cheshire Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bratley Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bratley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vallance Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Vallance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bratley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daplyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Vallance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shuttle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Goldman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Turin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Public order Deal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —

Data Sources

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