Total Crime Rate
216.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gill 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Anne'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copenhagen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Copenhagen Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwater Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwater Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwater Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Agnes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tivoli Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tivoli Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tivoli Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pixley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pixley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenade Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Limehouse Link | Under investigation |
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