Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

School Mews area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 329th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Mews (E1 0EW) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Mews (E1 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in School Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Buross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Betts Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Betts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Betts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crowder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swedenborg Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevedore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary President Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 130

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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