Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Umberston Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Umberston Street (E1 1PY) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% 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 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldgate Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walburgh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rampart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rampart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rampart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amazon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Amazon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bigland Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldgate Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fieldgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
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