Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Casson Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 693 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 Casson Street (E1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Casson Street (E1 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Casson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Hanbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B134 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B134 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hanbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osborn Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monthope Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Yard —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodman'S Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Adler Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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