Total Crime Rate

262.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 166th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowood Street (E1 0BU) in the last 12 months was 262.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowood Street (E1 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Sidney Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 36 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hainton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
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 2025Theft from the person Angel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wapping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Agatha Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shadwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Solander Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Solander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Solander Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Solander Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Solander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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