Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 173.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watts Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watts Street (E1W 2PY) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watts Street (E1W 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wapping Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watts Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wapping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Agatha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wapping Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilliard'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prusom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vinegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sovereign Close Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterman Way —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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