Total Crime Rate

616.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.6 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 616.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 224.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Robbery 65.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Burglary 40.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Kennet Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 39th 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 Kennet Street (E1W 2JA) in the last 12 months was 616.3 per 1,000 residents and was 278.9% 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 Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 179.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Street (E1W 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Virginia Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas More Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilley Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mews Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Codling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Codling Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Torrington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knighten Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mews Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mews Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellclose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breezer'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nesham Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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