Total Crime Rate

259.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 259.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Varden Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Varden Street (E1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 259.5 per 1,000 residents and was 198.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varden Street (E1 2JB), 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 Varden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maples Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maples Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maples Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maples Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Maples Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maples Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deancross Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deancross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Deancross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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