Total Crime Rate

257.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 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 257.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Lorden Walk area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 174th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lorden Walk (E2 6NL) in the last 12 months was 257.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorden Walk (E2 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lorden Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Columbia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethnal Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ezra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Columbia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Columbia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yorkton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bath Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Yorkton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yorkton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Road —

Data Sources

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