Total Crime Rate

247.6 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 247.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 174.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Back Church Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 178th 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 Back Church Lane (E1 1LS) in the last 12 months was 247.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Church Lane (E1 1LS), 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 Back Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bowman Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ensign Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gower'S Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ensign Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensign Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conant Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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