Crime Rates at Smithy Street, London, E1 3HW

Smithy Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Street (E1 3HW) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Street (E1 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Grove. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.