Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 103.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Virginia Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Road (E2 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Road (E2 7LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sclater Street, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Virginia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palissy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B122 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camlet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sclater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palissy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sclater Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navarre Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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