Crime Rates at Virginia Road, London, E2 7NG

Virginia Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Road (E2 7NG) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Road (E2 7NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hassard Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.