Crime Rates at Old Market Square, London, E2 7PQ

Old Market Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 229th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Market Square (E2 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Old Market Square (E2 7PQ), 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 Columbia Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.