Total Crime Rate

390.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 390.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Other theft 58.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Castle Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 87th highest crime rate of 693 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 Old Castle Street (E1 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 390.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Castle Street (E1 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/227)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hopetown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B134 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B134 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B134 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Botolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sandy'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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