Crime Rates at Old Montague Street, London, E1 5NL

Old Montague Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 81st 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 Old Montague Street (E1 5NL) in the last 12 months was 398.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -53.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Montague Street (E1 5NL), 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.