Total Crime Rate

224.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 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

Amazon Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 208th 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 Amazon Street (E1 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 224.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amazon Street (E1 1PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anthony Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldgate Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Amazon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parfett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ropewalk Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ropewalk Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Ropewalk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Golding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Myrdle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Romford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fairclough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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