Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Columbia Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 346th highest crime rate of 710 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 Columbia Road (E2 7NN) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Road (E2 7NN), 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 Columbia Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Columbia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hocker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gorsuch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diss Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ezra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ezra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Turville Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Crabtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gorsuch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Shipton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 145

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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