Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Commercial Road (E1 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E1 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/166)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greatorex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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