Total Crime Rate
224.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Amazon 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fenton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Settles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Batty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Batty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Batty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Batty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Batty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batty Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Batty Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Settles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Settles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Settles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Settles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parfett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ropewalk Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ropewalk Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ropewalk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Golding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Myrdle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Romford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldgate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fieldgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fairclough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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