Crime Rates at Stepney Green, London, E1 3LE

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 3LE) 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 (≈ 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 3LE), 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.