Total Crime Rate

3235.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

918.0 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 3235.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 918.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 819.7 10/10
  • Drugs 721.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 601.1 10/10
  • Other theft 366.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 235.0 10/10
  • Public order 158.5 10/10
  • Robbery 125.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 71.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
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

Rivington Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 693 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 Rivington Street (EC2A 3QA) in the last 12 months was 3235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 986.3% 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 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 918.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivington Street (EC2A 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 451 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rivington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/199)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rivington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Luke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shoreditch High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shoreditch High Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Boot Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boot Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Other theft Ravey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calvert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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