Total Crime Rate

877.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

277.8 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 877.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 277.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 214.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.4 10/10
  • Other theft 170.6 10/10
  • Drugs 142.9 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Robbery 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 9th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 21st highest crime rate of 693 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 877.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.5% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 277.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Road (EC2A 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 398 crimes here, including 139 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 (30/203)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rufus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hewett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoxton Square —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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 Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Curtain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curtain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Curtain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Curtain Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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