Total Crime Rate

289.4 per 1,000 10/10 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 289.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Burglary 38.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

King Charles Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 710 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 King Charles Terrace (E1W 3HL) in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Charles Terrace (E1W 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Charles Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Solander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Sovereign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sovereign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sovereign Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sovereign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B126 β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watts Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawksmoor Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tait Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B126 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Voller Way β€”

Data Sources

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