Crime Rates at Prescot Street, London, E1 8AY

Prescot Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 109th 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 Prescot Street (E1 8AY) in the last 12 months was 340.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Street (E1 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Church Lane, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.