Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1JE) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel Road (E1 1JE), 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 (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldgate Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitechapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whitechapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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