Total Crime Rate
121.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Columbia Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 336th lowest 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 7PP) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hocker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hoxton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chance Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redchurch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoxton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoxton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Diss Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crabtree Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crabtree Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crabtree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caroline Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Long Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Diss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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