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

Charlotte Road 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 Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PB) 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 Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 474 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/202)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Curtain Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Curtain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivington Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Phipp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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