Crime Rates at Fletcher Street, London, E1 8GN

Fletcher Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 261st 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 Fletcher Street (E1 8GN) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Street (E1 8GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Virginia Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.