Total Crime Rate

611.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 611.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 111.1 10/10
  • Other theft 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Robbery 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • 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

Cottons Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 37th 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 Cottons Gardens (E2 8DN) in the last 12 months was 611.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottons Gardens (E2 8DN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Cottons Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/228)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cotton'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bakers Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences French Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order French Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navarre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Navarre Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtain Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Curtain Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drysdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Drysdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rivington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rivington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Place Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 228

Data Sources

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