Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westport Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westport Street (E1 0RA) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westport Street (E1 0RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westport Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakeling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse
Apr 2026Public order Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row
Apr 2026Drugs Lighterman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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