Total Crime Rate

346.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 346.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.1 8/10
  • Other theft 45.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Chance Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 103rd 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 Chance Street (E2 7JB) in the last 12 months was 346.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chance Street (E2 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chance Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boundary Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boundary Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Boundary Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calvert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calvert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shoreditch High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camlet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B122 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B122 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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