Total Crime Rate

266.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 266.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

O'Leary Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 162nd 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 O'Leary Square (E1 3AR) in the last 12 months was 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 207.4% higher than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around O'Leary Square (E1 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headlam Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in O'Leary Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamplighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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