Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fletcher Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 300th highest crime rate of 693 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 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Street (E1 8HW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fletcher Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fletcher Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forbes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Forbes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyd Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conant Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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