Total Crime Rate

279.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyd Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 151st 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 Boyd Street (E1 1NE) in the last 12 months was 279.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyd Street (E1 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boyd Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensign Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row
Sep 2025Burglary Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gower'S Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conant Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swedenborg Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swedenborg Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swedenborg Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row

Data Sources

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