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

Old Montague Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 693 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 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Montague Street (E1 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumbers Row, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.