Total Crime Rate
310.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodseer Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 129th highest crime rate of 710 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 Woodseer Street (E1 5HG) in the last 12 months was 310.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodseer Street (E1 5HG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Underwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davenant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shuttle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vallance Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surma Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chicksand Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chicksand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fakruddin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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