Total Crime Rate
86.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (E1 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Road (E1 0HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | York Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Schoolhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belgrave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limehouse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flamborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Schoolhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Schoolhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitsea Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitsea Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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