Crime Rates at Cartwright Street, London, E1 8NB

Cartwright Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cartwright Street (E1 8NB) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartwright Street (E1 8NB), 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.