Total Crime Rate

254.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 254.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnold Circus area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 170th highest crime rate of 710 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 Arnold Circus (E2 7JX) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnold Circus (E2 7JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Arnold Circus area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Nichol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Circus β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Circus β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Circus β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Arnold Circus Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bakers Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Circus β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Long Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Turville Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Calvert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shacklewell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ligonier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boundary Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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