Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Varden Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Varden Street (E1 2AW) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varden Street (E1 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Varden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ponler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walburgh Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Timberland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Burslem Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Buross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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