Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swanfield Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Swanfield Street (E2 7DS) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanfield Street (E2 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strout'S Place, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Swanfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Columbia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Columbia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Columbia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quaker Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Columbia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Boundary Pass Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boundary Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Boundary Pass Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quaker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Circus —
Sep 2025Drugs Calvert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shacklewell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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