Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lighterman Mews area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lighterman Mews (E1 0NU) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lighterman Mews (E1 0NU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lighterman Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limehouse
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westport Street Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Bere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitehorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limehouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chudleigh Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Yorkshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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