Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.4 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Umberston Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 339th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Umberston Street (E1 1PY) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Umberston Street (E1 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anthony Street, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldgate Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Umberston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Coke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bigland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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