Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plumbers Row area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plumbers Row (E1 1AE) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plumbers Row (E1 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Assam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningtree Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gower'S Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Plough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodman'S Stile | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mulberry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gower'S Walk | Offender given a caution |
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