Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westport Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westport Street (E1 0RA) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westport Street (E1 0RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stepney Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belgrave Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ratcliffe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ratcliffe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakeling Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wakeling Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakeling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulcott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulcott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Boulcott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Boulcott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Boulcott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boulcott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boulcott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chudleigh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lighterman Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belgrave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bromley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bromley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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