Total Crime Rate
289.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In St Katharine's & Wapping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Solander Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Angel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farthing Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farthing Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Raine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sovereign Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sovereign Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sovereign Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sovereign Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B126 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watts Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watts Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawksmoor Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tait Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tait Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farthing Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B126 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Voller Way | β |
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