Total Crime Rate

273.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newell Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 159th highest crime rate of 693 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 Newell Street (E14 7HP) in the last 12 months was 273.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newell Street (E14 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolling Mills Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bate Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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