Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 101.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingsland Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotton'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Drugs Shenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nazrul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nazrul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nazrul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamond Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamond Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Other theft Waterson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hare Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close

Data Sources

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