Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Discovery Walk area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 252nd 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 Discovery Walk (E1W 2JG) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Discovery Walk (E1W 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Katharine's & Wapping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sovereign Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brewhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brewhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brewhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewhouse Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sovereign Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sovereign Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sovereign Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Angel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wapping Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watts Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watts Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dellow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cinnamon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prusom Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prusom Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clegg Street | Under investigation |
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