Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 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 165.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Settles Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 289th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Settles Street (E1 1JP) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (β‰ˆ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Settles Street (E1 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Settles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumbers Row β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Court β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street β€”

Data Sources

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