Total Crime Rate

342.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 342.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Drugs 43.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 106th 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 Commercial Road (E1 1NU) in the last 12 months was 342.1 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E1 1NU), 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 (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romford Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Umberston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Romford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodman'S Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hessel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Stile Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greatorex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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