Total Crime Rate

591.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

291.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 591.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 291.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Robbery 53.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (E1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 591.8 per 1,000 residents and was 338.5% higher than the Shadwell average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 291.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E1 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Deancross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deancross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deancross Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shadwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oyster Row —
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Data Sources

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