Crime Rates at Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7RA

Whitechapel High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 7th 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 Whitechapel High Street (E1 7RA) in the last 12 months was 1647.1 per 1,000 residents and was 391.5% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 529.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel High Street (E1 7RA), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.