Total Crime Rate

483.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 483.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 1LF) 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 1LF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Umberston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romford Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinchin Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pinchin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinchin Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Umberston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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