Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prusom Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 218th highest crime rate of 693 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 Prusom Street (E1W 3NN) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prusom Street (E1W 3NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watts Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prusom Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Agatha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prusom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilliard'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monza Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wapping Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Monza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wapping Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wapping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sovereign Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milk Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Milk Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinegar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vinegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milk Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reardon Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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