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

Columbia Road 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 Columbia Road (E2 7PP) 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 Columbia Road (E2 7PP), 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 Columbia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gorsuch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Waterson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camlet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turville Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B122 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B122 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Baroness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baroness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baroness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baroness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baroness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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