Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cornwall 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 Cornwall Street (E1 2QN) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Cornwall Street (E1 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cannon Street Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cannon Street Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tait Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawksmoor Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anthony Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anthony Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anthony Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Street Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Voller Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Anthony Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigland Street | Under investigation |
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