Total Crime Rate

279.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 279.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gowers Walk 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 Gowers Walk (E1 8BH) 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 Gowers Walk (E1 8BH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Gowers Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Hooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alie Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bowman Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckle Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Flank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Flank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Anchor Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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