Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 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 134.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dellow Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 693 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 Dellow Street (E1 0BW) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dellow Street (E1 0BW), 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 Dellow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Hungerford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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