Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Stepney Way (E1 3HH) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stepney Way (E1 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stepney Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street
Apr 2026Burglary Hannibal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hannibal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannibal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Square Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beveridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelina Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelina Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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