Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sutton Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 12th 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 Sutton Street (E1 0AX) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ).

In the area around Sutton Street (E1 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Sidney Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Deancross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deancross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deancross Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shadwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shadwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bromehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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