Total Crime Rate
416.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hooper Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 73rd 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 Hooper Street (E1 8BP) in the last 12 months was 416.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.3% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 966.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hooper Street (E1 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adler Street, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinchin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeoman'S Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adler Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adler Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Tenter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Tenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Tenter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Tenter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeoman'S Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gower'S Walk | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeoman'S Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeoman'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scarborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cartwright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Smithfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Smithfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gower'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Mint Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningtree Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plough Street | Under investigation |
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