Total Crime Rate

1479.3 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 1479.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 445.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 339.6 10/10
  • Other theft 260.4 10/10
  • Drugs 143.4 10/10
  • Public order 67.9 10/10
  • Robbery 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Burglary 37.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Curtain 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 Curtain Road (EC2A 3AQ) 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 Curtain Road (EC2A 3AQ), 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 Curtain Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Inn Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anning Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Bowl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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