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 3TB) 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 3TB), 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 Milk Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wapping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dellow Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brewhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewhouse Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sovereign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sovereign Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sovereign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dellow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clegg Street β€”

Data Sources

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