Total Crime Rate

324.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 324.2 10/10
  • Drugs 76.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pitsea Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 120th 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 Pitsea Street (E1 0JH) in the last 12 months was 324.2 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 2550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitsea Street (E1 0JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ratcliffe Cross Street, where police recorded 68 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.

Crime Over Time in Pitsea Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chudleigh Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pitsea Street
Sep 2025Burglary Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Church Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Spert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitsea Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avis Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glasshouse Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Schoolhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Brodlove Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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