Crime Rate in Limehouse, ward

Limehouse has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 1214th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 232nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Limehouse in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Limehouse’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -46.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Limehouse ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dundee Wharf, with 77 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Anne Street (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.