Total Crime Rate

286.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 286.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Burglary 37.6 10/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 150th highest crime rate of 693 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 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 286.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 62 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drysdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Austin Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Austin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cremer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Aske Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street —
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Data Sources

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