Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milk Yard area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Milk Yard (E1W 3SU) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milk Yard (E1W 3SU), the main crime hotspot is near Martineau Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Solander Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shadwell Pierhead | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wapping Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monza Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wine Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wine Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilliard'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wapping | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Agatha Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cinnamon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Prusom Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martineau Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martineau Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glamis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milk Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcastle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solander Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Twine Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milk Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milk Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Monza Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King David Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King David Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King David Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King David Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Juniper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redcastle Close | Under investigation |
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