Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 126.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Commercial Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (E1 0LR) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Shadwell average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E1 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnado Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnardo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arbour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senrab Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seagrave Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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