Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 17.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bigland Street area has the lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bigland Street (E1 2PL) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bigland Street (E1 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bigland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Umberston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hessel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B126 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ponler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B126 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ponler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rampart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rampart Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batty Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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