Total Crime Rate
1479.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 9th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8DA) in the last 12 months was 1479.3 per 1,000 residents and was 341.4% 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 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 475.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8DA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boundary Pass | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tabernacle Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoxton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundary Pass | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bakers Rents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drysdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drysdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drysdale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drysdale Street | — |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Rivington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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