Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 86.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Christian Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christian Street (E1 1AY) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christian Street (E1 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christian Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellclose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hessel Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stutfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stutfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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