Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 266.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lowood Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowood Street (E1 0BU) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowood Street (E1 0BU), 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 Lowood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris 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 2026Shoplifting Sidney Street Under investigation
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 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dunch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hainton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Timberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shadwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Agatha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prusom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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