Crime Rates at Portsoken Street, London, E1 8RB

Portsoken Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

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 Portsoken Street (E1 8RB) in the last 12 months was 736.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1792.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsoken Street (E1 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Somerset Street, where police recorded 182 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.