Total Crime Rate
1270.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlotte Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 12th 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 Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PB) in the last 12 months was 1270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 279.0% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 70.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 536 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rivington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowl Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Plough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowl Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowl Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowl Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoreditch High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairchild Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoreditch High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shoreditch High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hewett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fairchild Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Inn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drysdale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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