Total Crime Rate

190.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Columbia Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 693 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 7RL) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Weavers average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Road (E2 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Columbia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ion Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B108 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B108 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Baxendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Square —
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnet Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
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Data Sources

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