Total Crime Rate

704.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 704.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.5 10/10
  • Other theft 84.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 30th 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 Leman Street (E1 8EN) in the last 12 months was 704.2 per 1,000 residents and was 323.4% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 248.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leman Street (E1 8EN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Leman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/195)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manningtree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monthope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street —
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scarborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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