Total Crime Rate

736.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 736.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.1 10/10
  • Other theft 135.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 70.9 10/10
  • Public order 56.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 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

Portsoken Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

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 Portsoken Street (E1 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 736.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1792.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsoken Street (E1 8BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portsoken Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Row —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Minories Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cooper'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A3211 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crutched Friars Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences India Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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