Total Crime Rate
181.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strype Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 265th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Strype Street (E1 7LF) in the last 12 months was 181.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strype Street (E1 7LF), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Toynbee Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crispin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lolesworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Widegate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Puma Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crispin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy'S Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brushfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brushfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilkes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fournier Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lolesworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.