Total Crime Rate

589.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.6 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 589.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 247.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.8 10/10
  • Other theft 50.6 10/10
  • Drugs 44.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Commercial Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 44th 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 Commercial Road (E1 1LA) in the last 12 months was 589.9 per 1,000 residents and was 274.4% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E1 1LA), 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 Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building 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 2026Other crime Whitechapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parfett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ropewalk Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Romford Street 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 2026Other theft Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greatorex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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