Crime Rates at The Highway, London, E1W 3HT

The Highway area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 693 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 The Highway (E1W 3HT) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Shadwell average (135.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Highway (E1W 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardinge Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnado Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.