Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Philchurch Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Philchurch Place (E1 1PG) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philchurch Place (E1 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adler Street, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Philchurch Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinchin Street
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street

Data Sources

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