Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 176.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 46.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fletcher Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 271st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fletcher Street (E1 8HW) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (153.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Street (E1 8HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fletcher Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinchin Street
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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