Total Crime Rate

751.5 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 751.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.6 10/10
  • Other theft 113.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Burglary 44.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

Lolesworth Close 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 Lolesworth Close (E1 6LN) 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 Lolesworth Close (E1 6LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Somerset Street (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lolesworth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B134 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Castle Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lolesworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lolesworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Toynbee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toynbee Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toynbee Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Braham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Sep 2025Other theft St Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Osborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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