Crime Rates at Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT

Commercial Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 709 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (E1 6LT) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (320.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (E1 6LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Somerset Street (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.