Total Crime Rate

292.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 292.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 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

Leman Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 146th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leman Street (E1 8EU) in the last 12 months was 292.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leman Street (E1 8EU), 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 (30/199)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Stile Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodman'S Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldgate East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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