Total Crime Rate

1125.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1125.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 265.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.7 10/10
  • Other theft 169.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 135.3 10/10
  • Burglary 58.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Commercial Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 13th highest crime rate of 693 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 Commercial Street (E1 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 1125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 278.0% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 207.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (E1 6LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 298 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Middlesex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nathaniel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strype Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sandy'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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