Total Crime Rate

176.1 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 176.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 46.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dock 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 8QW) 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 8QW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Dock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alie Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckle Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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