Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Torrington Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Torrington Place (E1W 2UY) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torrington Place (E1W 2UY), 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 Torrington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lily Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pier Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knighten Street
Sep 2025Burglary Welland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Welland Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Asher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hellings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fowey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fowey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fowey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Redmead Lane 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 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

Data Sources

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