Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 318th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foundry Place (E1 3BY) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Place (E1 3BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Foundry Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cephas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hannibal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelina Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Adelina Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stepney Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Stepney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stepney Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wyllen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyllen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lamplighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cephas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hayfield Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redmans Road

Data Sources

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