Total Crime Rate

416.3 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 416.3 10/10
  • Other theft 85.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.2 8/10
  • Burglary 38.9 10/10
  • Robbery 31.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • 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 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 73rd 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 8EY) in the last 12 months was 416.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.3% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 966.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leman Street (E1 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/173)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinchin Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Weyhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manningtree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forbes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forbes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gower'S Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Tenter Street —
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mansell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 173

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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