Total Crime Rate

1633.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adler Street 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 Adler Street (E1 1HD) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Adler Street (E1 1HD), 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 Adler Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monthope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alie Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casson Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Casson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row 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 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greatorex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greatorex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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