Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 173.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stepney Green area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 274th highest 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 Stepney Green (E1 3JH) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stepney Green (E1 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stepney Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewhurst Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Seagrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redmans Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hannibal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Street β€”

Data Sources

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