Total Crime Rate
623.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlotte Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 36th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PG) in the last 12 months was 623.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 45 (β 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 104.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worship Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rufus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rufus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoxton Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Square | Under investigation |
| 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 | Charles Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Luke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mark Street | β |
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