Total Crime Rate
315.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alie 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 Alie Street (E1 8GZ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Alie Street (E1 8GZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Anchor Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowman Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Tenter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Tenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blue Anchor Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Mint Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Mint Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Mint Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Botolph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldgate East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitechapel High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Offender given penalty notice |
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