Total Crime Rate
176.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dock Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 271st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dock Street (E1 8QU) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 Bicycle theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dock Street (E1 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitechapel High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitechapel High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldgate East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldgate East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldgate East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alie Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
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