Crime Rates at Fairclough Street, London, E1 1PW

Fairclough 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 1PW) 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 1PW), 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.