Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 173.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Cottages area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 275th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Cottages (E1 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Cottages (E1 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemming Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakruddin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakruddin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shuttle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Links Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Links Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Links Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Monthope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenant Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hemming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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