Total Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Star Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Star Place (E1W 1AB) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower 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 Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Star Place (E1W 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Katharine'S Way, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Katharine's & Wapping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeoman'S Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Katharine'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Katharine'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Katharine'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Katharine'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Katharine'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Katharine'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burr Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conant Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roding Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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