Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall 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 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 (β‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Cornwall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tait Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawksmoor Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anthony Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Voller Way β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anthony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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