Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 121.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Columbia 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Columbia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hocker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hoxton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chance Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Chance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoxton β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoxton β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diss Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Close β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Crabtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Caroline Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Long Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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