Total Crime Rate

154.4 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Mint Place 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 Royal Mint Place (E1 8LS) 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 (≈ 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 Royal Mint Place (E1 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Katharine'S Way, where police recorded 113 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 Royal Mint Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blue Anchor Yard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensign Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ensign Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ensign Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gower'S Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Katharine'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nesham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mews Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Katharine'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Plough Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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