Total Crime Rate

310.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 310.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coverley Close 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 Coverley Close (E1 5HY) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Coverley Close (E1 5HY), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coverley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Underwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Underwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlemaine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlemaine Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shuttle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakruddin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surma Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street β€”

Data Sources

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