OLD MARKET SQUARE, E2 7PQ Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in E2 7PQ

OLD MARKET SQUARE, E2 7PQ, Tower Hamlets has recorded a total of 284 crimes in the recent period of September 2024, equating to a crime rate of 23.65 per 1,000 population. This E2 7PQ crime rate stands in contrast to the broader E2 postcode area, which has experienced 698 crimes and a crime rate of 13.59 per 1,000 population (September 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this E2 7PQ crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around E2 7PQ, encompassing approximately 12008 residents.

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The most prevalent crimes in the area during Sep were:

• Theft from the person: (58) incidents (52.63% increase)
• Violence and sexual offences: (51) incidents (30.77% increase)
• Anti-social behaviour: (44) incidents (-6.38% decrease)

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

• Nightclub with total crimes: 24
• Conference/Exhibition Centre with total crimes: 15
• Columbia Road with total crimes: 13

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

Crime by Type

Crime by Location in September 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the E2 7PQ postcode area is presented below.

• 1. Nightclub

  Total	24
  Theft from the person	8
  Other theft	4
  Shoplifting	3
  Violence and sexual offences	3
  Criminal damage and arson	2
  Drugs	2
  Burglary	1
  Public order	1

• 2. Conference/Exhibition Centre

  Total	15
  Violence and sexual offences	5
  Theft from the person	3
  Anti-social behaviour	3
  Other theft	2
  Bicycle theft	1
  Drugs	1

• 3. Columbia Road

  Total	13
  Theft from the person	8
  Anti-social behaviour	2
  Burglary	1
  Robbery	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 4. Ezra Street

  Total	13
  Shoplifting	4
  Theft from the person	4
  Burglary	1
  Criminal damage and arson	1
  Other theft	1
  Robbery	1
  Vehicle crime	1

• 5. Calvert Avenue

  Total	8
  Burglary	2
  Theft from the person	2
  Drugs	1
  Robbery	1
  Anti-social behaviour	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 6. Turin Street

  Total	8
  Criminal damage and arson	2
  Public order	2
  Vehicle crime	2
  Other theft	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 7. Cygnet Street

  Total	7
  Anti-social behaviour	2
  Other theft	2
  Criminal damage and arson	1
  Theft from the person	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 8. Boundary Pass

  Total	7
  Violence and sexual offences	4
  Bicycle theft	1
  Burglary	1
  Other theft	1

• 9. Satchwell Road

  Total	7
  Other theft	2
  Anti-social behaviour	1
  Burglary	1
  Drugs	1
  Vehicle crime	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 10. Tillet Way

  Total	7
  Vehicle crime	2
  Burglary	1
  Drugs	1
  Other theft	1
  Public order	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 11. Rivington Place

  Total	6
  Theft from the person	3
  Burglary	1
  Other theft	1
  Robbery	1

• 12. Chambord Street

  Total	6
  Anti-social behaviour	5
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 13. Chilton Street

  Total	6
  Anti-social behaviour	5
  Vehicle crime	1

• 14. Weymouth Terrace

  Total	5
  Violence and sexual offences	2
  Bicycle theft	1
  Public order	1
  Theft from the person	1

• 15. Hassard Street

  Total	5
  Criminal damage and arson	2
  Violence and sexual offences	2
  Theft from the person	1

• 16. Shoreditch High Street

  Total	5
  Theft from the person	4
  Vehicle crime	1

• 17. Boundary Street

  Total	5
  Burglary	2
  Theft from the person	2
  Other theft	1

• 18. Swanfield Street

  Total	5
  Violence and sexual offences	3
  Other theft	1
  Theft from the person	1

• 19. Shacklewell Street

  Total	5
  Burglary	2
  Drugs	1
  Other theft	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 20. Supermarket

  Total	5
  Shoplifting	3
  Public order	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 21. Whitby Street

  Total	4
  Other theft	1
  Shoplifting	1
  Theft from the person	1
  Vehicle crime	1

• 22. Chance Street

  Total	4
  Burglary	1
  Other theft	1
  Theft from the person	1
  Vehicle crime	1

• 23. Cotton'S Gardens

  Total	4
  Theft from the person	2
  Other theft	1
  Possession of weapons	1

• 24. Redvers Street

  Total	4
  Anti-social behaviour	3
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 25. Crabtree Close

  Total	4
  Violence and sexual offences	3
  Public order	1

• 26. Ravenscroft Street

  Total	4
  Anti-social behaviour	2
  Bicycle theft	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 27. French Place

  Total	4
  Theft from the person	2
  Anti-social behaviour	1
  Other theft	1

• 28. Rhoda Street

  Total	4
  Drugs	1
  Theft from the person	1
  Vehicle crime	1
  Violence and sexual offences	1

• 29. Dawson Street

  Total	4
  Criminal damage and arson	1
  Drugs	1
  Possession of weapons	1
  Vehicle crime	1

• 30. Ropley Street

  Total	4
  Anti-social behaviour	2
  Criminal damage and arson	1
  Bicycle theft	1