Total Crime Rate

1252.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1252.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 373.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.6 10/10
  • Other theft 195.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.2 10/10
  • Drugs 172.4 10/10
  • Burglary 92.0 10/10
  • Robbery 69.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Great Eastern Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 11th 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 Great Eastern Street (EC2A 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 1252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 320.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 281.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Eastern Street (EC2A 3HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 440 crimes here, including 128 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Eastern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/278)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwood Street —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Curtain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curtain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 278

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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