Total Crime Rate
279.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairclough Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 151st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairclough Street (E1 1PT) in the last 12 months was 279.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairclough Street (E1 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ensign Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gower'S Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gower'S Walk | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mulberry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conant Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swedenborg Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swedenborg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swedenborg Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swedenborg Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swedenborg Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | — |
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