Total Crime Rate
565.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 710 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 565.3 per 1,000 residents and was 345.2% higher than the Shadwell average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 115 (β 234.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Road (E1 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sidney Street, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Musbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shadwell | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B126 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B126 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ford Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stepney Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stepney Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Musbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stepney Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hainton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sidney Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stepney Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halcrow Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Damien Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Solander Gardens | Local resolution |
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