Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milk Yard area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 48th 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 Milk Yard (E1W 3SU) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milk Yard (E1W 3SU), the main crime hotspot is near Martineau Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milk Yard area

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

Data Sources

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