Total Crime Rate

1498.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

366.8 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 1498.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 548.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 366.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.6 10/10
  • Public order 115.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 108.1 10/10
  • Other theft 96.5 10/10
  • Drugs 77.2 10/10
  • Robbery 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 46.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
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

Plumbers Row area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 8th 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 Plumbers Row (E1 1EP) in the last 12 months was 1498.1 per 1,000 residents and was 850.8% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 366.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumbers Row (E1 1EP), 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 Plumbers Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldgate Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Coke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Romford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greatorex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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