Total Crime Rate
805.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shoreditch High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 23rd 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 Shoreditch High Street (E1 6JN) in the last 12 months was 805.1 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -78.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 220.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shoreditch High Street (E1 6JN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curtain Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Columbia Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Nichol Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Godfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rufus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rufus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Columbia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Plough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drysdale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rivington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotton'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotton'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cotton'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cotton'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cotton'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cotton'S Gardens | Under investigation |
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