Total Crime Rate

340.5 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 340.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 216.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chamber Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 109th 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 Chamber Street (E1 8BL) in the last 12 months was 340.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chamber Street (E1 8BL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chamber Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeoman'S Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensign Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ensign Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manningtree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ensign Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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