Total Crime Rate

477.0 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 477.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 342.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Wheler Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 60th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheler Street (E1 6ND) in the last 12 months was 477.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheler Street (E1 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wheler Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebor Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folgate Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brushfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Blossom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sclater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brushfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane
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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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