Crime Rates at Commercial Street, London, E1 6BG

Commercial Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 27th highest crime rate of 710 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 Commercial Street (E1 6BG) in the last 12 months was 751.5 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (E1 6BG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.