Crime Rates at Philpot Street, London, E1 2DS

Philpot Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 40th 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 Philpot Street (E1 2DS) in the last 12 months was 589.4 per 1,000 residents and was 563.1% higher than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philpot Street (E1 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Mount Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raven Row (113 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.