Total Crime Rate

229.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 229.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Goulston Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 209th highest crime rate of 693 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 New Goulston Street (E1 7PN) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Goulston Street (E1 7PN), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Goulston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/245)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brune Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Goulston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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