Total Crime Rate

472.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 472.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 83.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Drugs 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • 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

Waterson Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 67th highest crime rate of 693 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 Waterson Street (E2 8HL) in the last 12 months was 472.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterson Street (E2 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Boundary Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camlet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navarre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ligonier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B122 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B122 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boundary Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basing Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Pass Under investigation
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Data Sources

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