Total Crime Rate

303.0 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 303.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Barnett Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnett Street (E1 2FE) in the last 12 months was 303.0 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% higher than the Shadwell average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnett Street (E1 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anthony Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barnett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Amazon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Golding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Myrdle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Romford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Amazon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amazon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Sep 2025Public order Amazon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Umberston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romford Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Philpot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philpot Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Varden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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