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

Whitechapel Road 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 Whitechapel Road (E1 1EW) 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 Whitechapel Road (E1 1EW), 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 Whitechapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alie Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manningtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
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 2026Theft from the person 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hopetown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Osborn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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