Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Callaghan Cottages area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Callaghan Cottages (E1 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Callaghan Cottages (E1 3AZ), 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 Callaghan Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Newark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Halcrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maples Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maples Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beveridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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