Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 104.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterman Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterman Way (E1W 2QN) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterman Way (E1W 2QN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Waterman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reardon Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Reardon Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reardon Path —
Sep 2025Other theft Reardon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dundee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary President Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevedore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scandrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wapping High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wapping High Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Mace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watts Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fowey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farthing Fields Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 99

Data Sources

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