Total Crime Rate

802.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

347.4 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 802.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 347.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.9 10/10
  • Other theft 108.0 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.0 10/10
  • Burglary 47.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leman Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 693 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 Leman Street (E1 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 802.8 per 1,000 residents and was 409.5% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 347.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leman Street (E1 8EJ), 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 Leman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pomell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pomell Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Pomell Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pomell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pomell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goulston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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