Total Crime Rate

186.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 186.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blue Anchor Yard area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 255th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blue Anchor Yard (E1 8LR) in the last 12 months was 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blue Anchor Yard (E1 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Katharine'S Way, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leman Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blue Anchor Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fletcher Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forbes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Katharine'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conant Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Church Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowman Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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