Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 203rd lowest 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 Stepney Way (E1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ).

In the area around Stepney Way (E1 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 45 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 (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beveridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hannibal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannibal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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