Total Crime Rate

372.0 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 372.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Middlesex Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 97th highest crime rate of 710 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 Middlesex Street (E1 7EY) in the last 12 months was 372.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlesex Street (E1 7EY), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middlesex Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Goulston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Puma Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fournier Street
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fashion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nathaniel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrawl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other crime Thrawl Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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