Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 136.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vaughan Estate area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 336th highest 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 Vaughan Estate (E2 7RA) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Estate (E2 7RA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Vaughan Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pelter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Godfrey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Godfrey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chambord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Long Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strout'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Printing House Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strout'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hackney Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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