Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.5 6/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Virginia Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Road (E2 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Road (E2 7NQ), 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 Nightclub (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Virginia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/189)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nazrul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nazrul Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nazrul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anning Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ligonier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nazrul Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nazrul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nazrul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nazrul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ligonier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camlet Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diss Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gorsuch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gorsuch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhoda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boundary Pass Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 189

Data Sources

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