Total Crime Rate

73.3 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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Morris 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.

Crime Over Time in Morris Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B126 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shadwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dellow Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Sep 2025Other theft Dellow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sidney Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rampart Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rampart Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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