whitechapel

Location of Whitechapel

in east end of London in the district of tower hamlets, south east England

Population

14,862 (2011)

Locale

• Vibrant, multicultural district

• Has many traditional pubs and curry houses

• Lively Whitechapel market is central point for Asian food and discount fashion homeware items

• Tourists are educated about the 1800s Jack the Ripper murder through guided walks through the area’s cobbled alleyways

• The trendy Whitechapel Gallery holds contemporary art exhibitions and film screenings.

• There are many art galleries and youth programmes in Whitechapel

Whitechapel through time

• rejuvenated in preparation for the 2012 London Olympic Games

• There was the recent competition of 64-68 Whitechapel high street

• The buildings were restored as part of the historic buildings conservation scheme a programmed under the high street 2012 project aiming to regenerate the Olympic corridor

• 2010- reopening of Brahma street park- a high street 2012 great outdoors project

• Whitechapel has a historical background, including the pub where Ronnie Kray murdered a rival gangster, the Whitechapel murders, Jack the Ripper and the royal London hospital where the elephant man was treated

Is it safe to live in Whitechapel

• 2011 census- 14190 residents like in Whitechapel

• Residents have little experience of crime of any kind, a crime breakdown for December 2015 to November 2016 revealed 1,079 incidents of antisocial behaviour occurred.

• Antisocial most common

• Tower Hamlets experienced 30,552 crimes in the 12-month period to December 2016

• Most people agree it is a safe and pleasant place to live

Demographics

• census data suggests that the population of Whitechapel is set to steadily increase in the next 10 years

• Slightly more males than females in Whitechapel

• Different to UK census as a whole because shown to be more woman than men as a whole

• Age distribution is 20-29 years with 5,646 people

• Differed from the UK where the most common age range is