Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sage Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Sage Street (E1 0BY) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sage Street (E1 0BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sidney Street, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunch Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Martineau Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Martineau Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wapping Wall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morris Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromehead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromehead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Voller Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monza Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Timberland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tarling Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarling Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monza Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarling Street | Under investigation |
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