Crime Rates at Wheler Street, London, E1 6NR

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 6NR) 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 6NR), 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.