Crime Rates at Commercial Road, London, E1 1NY

Commercial Road 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 Commercial Road (E1 1NY) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Commercial Road (E1 1NY), 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.