Crime Rates at Leman Street, London, E1 8EY

Leman Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 63rd 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 8EY) in the last 12 months was 482.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 198.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% 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 163 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.