Total Crime Rate

1056.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1056.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 148.3 10/10
  • Other theft 140.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.7 10/10
  • Public order 93.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.5 10/10
  • Drugs 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Robbery 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Raven Row area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 15th highest crime rate of 710 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 Raven Row (E1 2EG) in the last 12 months was 1056.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1088.0% higher than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 418.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raven Row (E1 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Raven Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitechapel Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Varden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vawdrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vawdrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philpot Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Philpot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sidney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitechapel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bardsey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bardsey Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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