Crime Rates at Commercial Road, London, E1 1LA

Commercial Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 57th 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 Commercial Road (E1 1LA) in the last 12 months was 483.2 per 1,000 residents and was 190.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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