Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 176.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Yard area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 277th highest 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 Victoria Yard (E1 1PP) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Yard (E1 1PP), 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 Victoria Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellclose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hessel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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