Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 118.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Drugs 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burslem Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 325th 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 Burslem Street (E1 2LN) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burslem Street (E1 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anthony Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Burslem Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Amazon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forbes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romford Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Umberston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fairclough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fairclough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forbes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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