Crime Rates at Commercial Street, London, E1 6LZ

Commercial Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 11th 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 Commercial Street (E1 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 1299.5 per 1,000 residents and was 287.8% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (E1 6LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.