Total Crime Rate

254.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 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 254.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Prescot Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 176th 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 Prescot Street (E1 8AY) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Street (E1 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Plough Street. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fletcher Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Forbes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forbes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conant Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitali Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gower'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowman Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mansell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leman 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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