Total Crime Rate

216.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 216.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Drugs 41.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gill Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 217th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gill Street (E14 7HF) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gill Street (E14 7HF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copenhagen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Copenhagen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwater Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwater Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwater Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Agnes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tivoli Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pixley Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pixley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Limehouse Link Under investigation

Data Sources

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