Whitechapel ranks 5th amongst 20 Tower Hamlets wards. There were 3488 crime incidents reported in Whitechapel for 2023. With an estimated population of 18841, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 185.13, an increase of 6.73 % compared to previous year.
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Whitechapel crime incidents by crime type
- Anti-social behaviour – 1014 (29.1)%
- Violence and sexual offences – 595 (17.1)%
- Other theft – 425 (12.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 264 (7.6)%
- Public order – 188 (5.4)%
- Theft from the person – 186 (5.3)%
- Drugs – 185 (5.3)%
- Burglary – 163 (4.7)%
- Robbery – 118 (3.4)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 109 (3.1)%
- Bicycle theft – 105 (3.0)%
- Shoplifting – 105 (3.0)%
- Other crime – 17 (0.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 14 (0.4)%
How does Whitechapel compare to other Tower Hamlets wards?
Out of the 20 Tower Hamlets wards, Spitalfields & Banglatown, Weavers, St Peter’s (Tower Hamlets) has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.
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Whitechapel map showing crime hot spots
Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.