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 7ND) 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 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Virginia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navarre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Nichol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cremer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Club Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Nichol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diss Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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