Total Crime Rate

254.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 254.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chamber Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 176th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chamber Street (E1 8BL) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chamber Street (E1 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Somerset Street, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chamber Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsoken Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mansell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A1211 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Somerset Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Little Somerset Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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