Total Crime Rate

178.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 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 178.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Commercial Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 269th 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 Commercial Road (E1 1NL) in the last 12 months was 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E1 1NL), 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 Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitali Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitechapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hessel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Coke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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