Total Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burslem 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Amazon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Romford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forbes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Umberston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairclough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairclough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fairclough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fairclough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Umberston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Umberston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hessel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forbes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swedenborg Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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