Crime Rates at Ratcliffe Cross Street, London, E1 0HS

Ratcliffe Cross Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 38th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Cross Street (E1 0HS) in the last 12 months was 610.6 per 1,000 residents and was 421.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 227.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Cross Street (E1 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulcott Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.