Total Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 155.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Back Church Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 313th highest crime rate of 693 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 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Stile Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodman'S Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Greatorex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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