Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 52.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

John Rennie Walk area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Rennie Walk (E1W 3RN) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Rennie Walk (E1W 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wapping Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Rennie Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clegg Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cinnamon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prusom Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prusom Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clegg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clegg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clegg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clegg Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Agatha Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dellow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dellow Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shadwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B126 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wapping β€”
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King David Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wapping Wall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monza Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Monza Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King David Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary King David Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Solander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Garnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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