Total Crime Rate
315.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Mark Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 127th 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 St Mark Street (E1 8EF) in the last 12 months was 315.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (β 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Mark Street (E1 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Tenter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Tenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Tenter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gower'S Walk | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Castle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gower'S Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Braham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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