Total Crime Rate
1056.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025East Mount Street area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 15th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Mount Street (E1 1BA) in the last 12 months was 1056.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1088.0% higher than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -19.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 418.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Mount Street (E1 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitechapel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ford Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Raven Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Raven Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitechapel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raven Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitechapel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Raven Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raven Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raven Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Raven Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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