Total Crime Rate

939.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 939.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 314.9 10/10
  • Other theft 143.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 99.5 10/10
  • Burglary 55.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.3 10/10
  • Robbery 33.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Folgate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 19th 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 Norton Folgate (E1 6DB) in the last 12 months was 939.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 193.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Folgate (E1 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norton Folgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jerome Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Fairchild Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anning Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hewett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairchild Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fairchild Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calvin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folgate Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Bowl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 131

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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