Crime Rates at Thomas More Square, London, E1W 1YW

Thomas More Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 55th highest crime rate of 710 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 Thomas More Square (E1W 1YW) in the last 12 months was 493.9 per 1,000 residents and was 222.1% 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 Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 146.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas More Square (E1W 1YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 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.