Total Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stepney 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 3BG) 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 3BG), 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.
View Crime In Stepney Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maples Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelina Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelina Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bardsey Place | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maples Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sidney Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sidney Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miranda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maples Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damien Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vawdrey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Damien Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Damien Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Damien Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Key Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Key Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Key Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Key Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Key Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Key Close | — |
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