Total Crime Rate

357.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 357.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gibraltar Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 98th 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 Gibraltar Walk (E2 7LH) in the last 12 months was 357.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Weavers average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibraltar Walk (E2 7LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gibraltar Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sclater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goldman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Palissy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palissy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Public order Shuttle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bratley Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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