Crime Rates at Crofts Street, London, E1 8LU

Crofts Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crofts Street (E1 8LU) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofts Street (E1 8LU), 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.