Crime Rates at Flank Street, London, E1 8QX

Flank Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 255th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flank Street (E1 8QX) in the last 12 months was 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flank Street (E1 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Virginia Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.