Total Crime Rate
165.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Myrdle Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 289th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Myrdle Street (E1 1HL) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Myrdle Street (E1 1HL), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Christian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ponler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Weyhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hessel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hessel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairclough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairclough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fairclough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fairclough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Romford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenfield Road | β |
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