Total Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ligonier Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 178th 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 Ligonier Street (E2 7HG) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ligonier Street (E2 7HG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascoigne Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rhoda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rhoda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhoda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Inn Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brick Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brick Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rhoda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
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