Total Crime Rate

3142.1 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 3142.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 748.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 710.4 10/10
  • Drugs 688.5 10/10
  • Other theft 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 196.7 10/10
  • Robbery 136.6 10/10
  • Public order 98.4 10/10
  • Burglary 76.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Charlotte Road area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 2nd 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 Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PE) in the last 12 months was 3142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 837.6% 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 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 961.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Charlotte Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/238)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Drysdale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Boot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Boot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Boot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Boot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drysdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drysdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drysdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 238

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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