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Most commonly reported crimes during Apr 2026

  • Anti-social behaviour

    62

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    51

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    33

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Crime levels overview
Month Total Percentage
May 2025 377 9.5%
Jun 2025 400 10.1%
Jul 2025 384 9.7%
Aug 2025 362 9.1%
Sep 2025 357 9%
Oct 2025 388 9.8%
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Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area. 

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems. 

 

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Your team

  • Sergeant

    Muhammed Hamid

  • Police Constable

    Mohammad-Khizer Hayat

  • Police Constable

    Ollie Lumley

  • Police Constable

    Richard Gauci

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    Shaz Ahmed

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    Stephen Reed

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    Arif Kassam

  • PCSO

    Hedayatul Islam

  • PCSO

    Stefania Fuerea

Policing priorities

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    Action taken:

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    Drug‑Related ASB and Violence

    Issued 20 April 2026

    Action taken:

    Anti-social behaviour and drug-related activity continue to be key drivers of community concern within Whitechapel and remain a priority for local policing. These issues negatively impact residents’ quality of life and contribute to wider criminality and fear of crime.
    Local policing teams will adopt an intelligence-led approach, delivering regular high-visibility uniformed reassurance patrols alongside targeted plain-clothes operations. Activity will be focused on identified hotspots and prolific offenders to disrupt offending and provide reassurance to residents and businesses.
    Patrol strategies will include weapons sweeps and proactive enforcement to reduce gang-related violence, tackle drug use and supply, and improve public safety. This work will be supported by strong partnership engagement with the local authority, housing providers, and relevant agencies to address environmental issues, improve safeguarding, and deter repeat offending.
    To support frontline activity, PCSOs will actively encourage community engagement and the uptake of Met Engage, ensuring residents have access to timely information and opportunities to provide intelligence. Community feedback and shared information will continue to shape policing activity and ensure resources are directed where they are most needed.

    Actioned 20 July 2026

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    Business Crime

    Issued 20 April 2026

    Action taken:

    Reducing theft and related offences impacting local businesses remains a key priority for the ward. These crimes affect business confidence, disrupt trading, and contribute to wider community harm.
    The policing team will deliver an intelligence‑led response, combining regular high‑visibility patrols with targeted plain‑clothes activity. Focus will be placed on identified commercial hotspots, repeat victim locations, and prolific offenders to prevent offences and improve detection.
    Dedicated operation and action weeks (Op Sound Jump) will continue to be used to concentrate resources on business crime, providing enhanced patrol coverage and proactive enforcement during periods of increased risk (Op Sceptre).
    Strong partnership working with local businesses and trader groups, including the Safer Business Network, will remain central to this approach. This engagement supports improved crime reporting, sharing of intelligence, and the development of effective security and prevention measures.
    PCSOs will support frontline activity by maintaining regular contact with businesses and promoting engagement through Met Engage, ensuring timely information sharing and increased reassurance for the local business community.

    Actioned 20 July 2026

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    Residential Burglary & theft

    Issued 20 April 2026

    Action taken:

    Burglary and residential theft remain priority concerns due to the significant impact these offences have on residents’ sense of safety. Particular attention will be given to dwelling burglaries, parcel theft, and thefts from outbuildings and garages.
    The local policing team will deploy a problem‑solving and intelligence‑driven approach, combining visible uniformed patrols with targeted plain‑clothes activity. Resources will be directed towards identified crime hotspots, repeat locations, and known offenders to prevent offences and disrupt criminal activity.
    Officers will continue to adapt duty patterns and patrol times to match peak offending periods, ensuring a responsive and flexible approach that maximises prevention and detection opportunities.
    PCSOs will support these efforts by working closely with residents to promote crime prevention advice and encourage registration and engagement with Met Engage, enabling effective two‑way communication and helping shape future policing activity.

    Actioned 20 July 2026

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Whitechapel Ward Panel Meeting

6:00PM - 8:00PM, Mon 27 July 2026

London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London

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