Crime Rates at Leman Street, London, E1 8FA

Leman Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 127th 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 8FA) in the last 12 months was 315.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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