Total Crime Rate

194.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Victoria Cottages area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 247th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Cottages (E1 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 194.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Cottages (E1 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daplyn Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hemming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hemming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greatorex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Spital Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Deal Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
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Data Sources

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