Total Crime Rate
118.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodseer Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodseer Street (E1 5HA) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodseer Street (E1 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thrawl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corbet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corbet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quaker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spital Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spital Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spital Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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