Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welland Mews area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Welland Mews (E1W 2JW) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Welland Mews (E1W 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 115 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 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lilley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roding Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lily Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hellings Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Welland Mews | Under investigation |
| 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 | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nesham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nesham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redmead Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockholm Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stockholm Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Asher Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Welland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wapping High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reardon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | President Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevedore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevedore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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