Postcode · London
Crime in E2 7BJ
How much crime is recorded in E2 7BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Columbia Road
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,568 (2024)
E2 7BJLondon
How safe is E2 7BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 7BJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E2 7BJNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Shoplifting19.28.4
Burglary17.99.1
Public order9.84.6
Theft from the person8.92.1
Other theft6.94.5
Robbery5.11.4
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.