Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 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

Philpot Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 301st highest 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 Philpot Street (E1 2JF) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philpot Street (E1 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Philpot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Sep 2025Public order Maples Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maples Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Damien Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Damien Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Damien Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anthony Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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