Crime Rates at Commercial Street, London, E1 6EB

Commercial Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 341st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (E1 6EB) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (E1 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.