Total Crime Rate
210.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mansell Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 693 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 Mansell Street (E1 8AP) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mansell Street (E1 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Somerset Street, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitechapel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | India Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | India Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitechapel High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Braham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitechapel High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minories | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Minories | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Minories | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tower Bridge Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Bridge Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | India Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | India Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Clare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Somerset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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