Crime Rate in Whitechapel, ward

Whitechapel has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 506th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 118th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitechapel in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitechapel’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 997 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 22 cases , up 46.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,190 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitechapel ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.