Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watts Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 710 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 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% 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 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wapping Lane (21 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridewell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clegg Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clegg Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clegg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clegg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clegg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prusom Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prusom Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cinnamon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wapping β€”

Data Sources

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