Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Stepney Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 284th lowest 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 3BE) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stepney Way (E1 3BE), 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 Stepney Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vawdrey Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Maples Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Assembly Passage 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
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Data Sources

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