Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 157.3 9/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 36.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Asher Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 307th 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 Asher Way (E1W 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower 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 Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asher Way (E1W 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asher Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nesham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilley Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinegar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vinegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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