Total Crime Rate

1675.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

858.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1675.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 858.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 604.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 347.3 10/10
  • Public order 218.7 10/10
  • Other theft 173.6 10/10
  • Drugs 67.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Burglary 45.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.4 10/10
  • Robbery 32.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
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

Whitechapel Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 1675.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1079.9% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 858.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitechapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/163)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitechapel Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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