Total Crime Rate
154.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025John 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In St Katharine's & Wapping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinchin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dock Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ensign Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ensign Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ensign Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mill Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dock Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alie Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dock Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hooper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hooper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nesham Street | Under investigation |
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