Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Forbes Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forbes Street (E1 1PF) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forbes Street (E1 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adler Street, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forbes Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flank Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hessel Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stutfield Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Stile Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
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Data Sources

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