Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 55.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Halcrow Street area has the lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 96th 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 Halcrow Street (E1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halcrow Street (E1 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halcrow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maples Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maples Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maples Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philpot Street —
Apr 2026Public order Philpot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darling Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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