Total Crime Rate

154.4 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 154.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

John Fisher Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 310th highest crime rate of 710 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 John Fisher Street (E1 8JX) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Fisher Street (E1 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough Street, where police recorded 90 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.

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Crime Over Time in John Fisher Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinchin Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensign Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ensign Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ensign Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alie Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dock Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Hooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooper Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckle Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Nesham Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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