Total Crime Rate

1633.2 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 1633.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 590.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.9 10/10
  • Drugs 119.7 10/10
  • Public order 112.0 10/10
  • Other theft 108.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 88.8 10/10
  • Robbery 84.9 10/10
  • Burglary 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
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 highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 8th highest crime rate of 710 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 1633.2 per 1,000 residents and was 881.9% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 370.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1EW), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 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 (30/207)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row —
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gower'S Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodman'S Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Monthope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Casson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
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Data Sources

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