Total Crime Rate
953.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Printing House Yard area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 18th 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 Printing House Yard (E2 7PR) in the last 12 months was 953.9 per 1,000 residents and was 184.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 235.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Printing House Yard (E2 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Spitalfields & Banglatown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Inn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Austin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Drysdale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Godfrey Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Godfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boundary Pass | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Austin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ligonier Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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