Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Katharines Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Katharines Way (E1W 1UF) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Katharines Way (E1W 1UF), 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 Nesham Street (18 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nesham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burr Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mews Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mews Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Saint Anthony'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stockholm Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockholm Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redmead Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nesham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burr Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burr Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maguire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cartwright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Smithfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Smithfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofts Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofts Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maguire Street | Under investigation |
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