Total Crime Rate
477.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jerome 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 Jerome Street (E1 6NJ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Jerome Street (E1 6NJ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spital Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilkes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brushfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fashion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gun Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artillery Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nathaniel Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Steward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Steward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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