Crime Rates at Leman Street, London, E1 8PL

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 8PL) 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 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 211 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.