Total Crime Rate

212.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 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 212.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stepney Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stepney Way (E1 2JL) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stepney Way (E1 2JL), 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 Stepney Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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