Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 133.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Folgate Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 341st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Folgate Street (E1 6UW) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folgate Street (E1 6UW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Folgate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person A1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artillery Lane β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crispin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Brushfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brushfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seven Stars Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gun Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Seven Stars Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strype Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Seven Stars Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Stars Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethnal Green Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethnal Green Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethnal Green Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethnal Green Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ebor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”

Data Sources

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