Crime Rate in Stepney Green, ward

Stepney Green has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 2253rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 303rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stepney Green in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stepney Green’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 426 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , down -84.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 425 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stepney Green ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Clearbrook Way, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wickham Close (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.