Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 162.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dock Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 300th highest crime rate of 693 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 8QW) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dock Street (E1 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/188)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pomell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pomell Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Pomell Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pomell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pomell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Stile Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Church Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Goodman'S Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Osborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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