Total Crime Rate

1685.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1685.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 371.6 10/10
  • Other theft 287.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.1 10/10
  • Public order 121.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 84.5 10/10
  • Burglary 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 47.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.2 10/10
  • Robbery 33.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
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

Billingsgate Market area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Billingsgate Market (E14 5ST) in the last 12 months was 1685.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1673.0% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 422.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Billingsgate Market (E14 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Billingsgate Market area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchs Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchs Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montgomery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charter Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Charter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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