Total Crime Rate

309.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 309.8 10/10
  • Drugs 90.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnardo Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 134th highest crime rate of 693 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 Barnardo Street (E1 0LT) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 153.9% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnardo Street (E1 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulcott Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnardo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitsea Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnado Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnardo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arbour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bere Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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