Total Crime Rate

728.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 728.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Other theft 63.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 63.6 10/10
  • Drugs 42.4 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
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

Old Montague Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 28th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Montague Street (E1 5NA) in the last 12 months was 728.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Montague Street (E1 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Montague Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durward Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parfett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Romford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Selby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trahorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fulbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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