Total Crime Rate

1424.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1424.2 10/10
  • Other theft 402.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 389.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Drugs 95.2 10/10
  • Burglary 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 56.3 10/10
  • Robbery 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

East Smithfield area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 9th 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 East Smithfield (E1W 1AT) in the last 12 months was 1424.2 per 1,000 residents and was 775.5% 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 Other theft with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 225.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Smithfield (E1W 1AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Katharine'S Way, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nesham Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Smithfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Bridge Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nesham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas More Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flank Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flank Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Anchor Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman'S Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Smithfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Smithfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Smithfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman'S Yard —
Apr 2026Drugs Yeoman'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Bridge Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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