Total Crime Rate

944.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.4 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 944.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 202.8 10/10
  • Other theft 133.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.0 10/10
  • Drugs 92.2 10/10
  • Burglary 55.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.7 10/10
  • Robbery 41.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
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

Boundary Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 18th 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 Boundary Street (E2 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 944.7 per 1,000 residents and was 217.2% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 207.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Street (E2 7JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/218)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Boundary Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ebor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Eastern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Eastern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Eastern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Eastern Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christina Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christina Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christina Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mills Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B122 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B122 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Club Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navarre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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