Total Crime Rate
247.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Back 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 1ND) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 1ND), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ropewalk Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adler Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hessel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hessel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gower'S Walk | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowman Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gower'S Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodman'S Stile | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Assam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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