Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morris Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morris Street (E1 2NP) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morris Street (E1 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anthony Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hungerford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B126 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shadwell | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellow Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dellow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sidney Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Street Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cannon Street Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hungerford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rampart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rampart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rampart Street | Under investigation |
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