Total Crime Rate

593.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 593.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.5 10/10
  • Other theft 93.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 79.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lolesworth Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 41st highest crime rate of 693 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 Lolesworth Close (E1 6LN) in the last 12 months was 593.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% 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 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Somerset Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lolesworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/219)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princelet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Princelet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princelet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princelet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Princelet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sandy'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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