Total Crime Rate

972.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

385.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 972.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 385.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 151.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.4 10/10
  • Public order 110.4 10/10
  • Other theft 105.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.8 10/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Burglary 39.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 17th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Terrace (E1 2BB) in the last 12 months was 972.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1019.4% higher than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 385.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Terrace (E1 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldgate Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durward Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parfett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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