Total Crime Rate

440.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitechapel Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 68th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1BU) in the last 12 months was 440.4 per 1,000 residents and was 186.8% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 237 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitechapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/197)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott Street —
Sep 2025Public order East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Mount Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coventry Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Durward Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Public order Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durward Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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