Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shadwell Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 7th 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 Shadwell Gardens (E1 2QH) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Shadwell Gardens (E1 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sidney Street, where police recorded 108 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Solander Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Garnet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sidney Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shadwell | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rum Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solander Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solander Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Solander Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Solander Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dellow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellow Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shadwell | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B126 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B126 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hainton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromehead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Street | β |
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