Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pelter Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 211th 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 Pelter Street (E2 7PE) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelter Street (E2 7PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strout'S Place, where police recorded 86 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 Pelter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Old Nichol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gorsuch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorsuch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Street
Apr 2026Other theft Palissy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palissy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palissy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basing Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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