Total Crime Rate

210.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 210.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Other theft 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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 Prescot Street (E1 8BB) 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 Prescot Street (E1 8BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Somerset Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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