Total Crime Rate

243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 243.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Back Church Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 191st 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 Back Church Lane (E1 1LT) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Church Lane (E1 1LT), 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 (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Coke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ropewalk Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

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