Postcode · London
Crime in E2 7NT
How much crime is recorded in E2 7NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Columbia Road
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,922 (2024)
E2 7NTLondon
How safe is E2 7NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 7NT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 7NTNational
Anti-social behaviour32.710.7
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary14.29.1
Other theft7.64.5
Public order5.14.6
Theft from the person3.42.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery2.61.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.