Total Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palissy Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 148th 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 Palissy Street (E2 7LB) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palissy Street (E2 7LB), 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 Ebor Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montclare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Padbury Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tomlinson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Diss Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Diss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quaker Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boundary Pass | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoreditch High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ligonier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Columbia Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ligonier Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Calvert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Calvert Avenue | Under investigation |
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